The Good Virus - The Mysterious Microbes that Rule Our World, Shape Our Health and Can Save Our Future

A Waterstones science book of the year
A book of the year for The Times and Sunday Times
New York Times editor's choice
Winner of the Giles St Aubyn Award for Non-Fiction

'The book that might change the world ... This is luxury-class science writing'
TELEGRAPH

'One of the best books of any genre that I've read in 2023, this superbly-written book ... will fascinate absolutely everyone'
FORBES

'A delight. To learn more about phages is to discover fascinating details about a hidden world'
NATURE

'Outstanding'
CLIVE MYRIE

The viruses that do us harm are vastly outnumbered by viruses that can actually save lives. These good viruses are called 'phages', and they are the most abundant life form on Earth.

The Good Virus reveals how these weird and wonderful microbes shape our health, support our ecosystems and could be the future of medicine.

About the author

Tom Ireland is a freelance science journalist and award-winning magazine editor. As a freelance journalist he has written science stories for outlets including BBC News, New Scientist and the Observer. He is the editor of The Biologist, the magazine of the Royal Society of Biology. In 2021 he won the Giles St Aubyn Award for Non-Fiction for The Good Virus.

Summary

The story of how "good viruses" can play a crucial role in our lives, our health and the health of our planet.

Foreword

The story of how "good viruses" can play a crucial role in our lives, our health and the health of our planet.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Ireland
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.10.2024
• EAN: 9781529365283
• ISBN: 978-1-5293-6528-3
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 196 mm x 36 mm
• Weight: 283 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Miscellaneous; Immunology, Microbiology (non-medical), MEDICAL / Immunology, MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Microbiology, Human biology