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Last updated: November 25, 2024

    The best books on Viruses, recommended by Dorothy H. Crawford

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    The best books on Viruses - The Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett

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    The Coming Plague
    by Laurie Garrett

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    The best books on Viruses - Plagues and Peoples by William McNeill

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    Plagues and Peoples
    by William McNeill

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    The best books on Viruses - The African Aids Epidemic: A History by John Iliffe

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    The African Aids Epidemic: A History
    by John Iliffe

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    The best books on Viruses - No Time to Lose: A Life In Pursuit Of Deadly Viruses by Peter Piot

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    No Time to Lose: A Life In Pursuit Of Deadly Viruses
    by Peter Piot

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    The best books on Viruses - The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution by Richard Dawkins & Yan Wong

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    The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
    by Richard Dawkins & Yan Wong

  • Many of us have developed a new fascination for viruses and virology during the global COVID-19 crisis. Here, Dorothy Crawford, professor of medical microbiology and the author of Viruses: A Very Short Introduction, selects five of the best books on viruses for the general reader.

  • The best books on Viruses - The Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett
  • The best books on Viruses - Plagues and Peoples by William McNeill
  • The best books on Viruses - The African Aids Epidemic: A History by John Iliffe
  • The best books on Viruses - No Time to Lose: A Life In Pursuit Of Deadly Viruses by Peter Piot
  • The best books on Viruses - The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution by Richard Dawkins & Yan Wong

The best books on Viruses, recommended by Dorothy H. Crawford

Many of us have developed a new fascination for viruses and virology during the global COVID-19 crisis. Here, Dorothy Crawford, professor of medical microbiology and the author of Viruses: A Very Short Introduction, selects five of the best books on viruses for the general reader.

The best books on Viruses, recommended by Dorothy H. Crawford

    The best books on Microbes, recommended by Paul Falkowski

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    The best books on Microbes - Micrographia: The Complete Facsimile of the First Printing of 1665 by Robert Hooke

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    Micrographia: The Complete Facsimile of the First Printing of 1665
    by Robert Hooke

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    The best books on Microbes - Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth by Andrew H Knoll

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    Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth
    by Andrew H Knoll

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    The best books on Microbes - The Genesis of Germs by Alan L. Gillen

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    The Genesis of Germs
    by Alan L. Gillen

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    The best books on Microbes - Plankton: Wonders of the Drifting World by Christian Sardet

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    Plankton: Wonders of the Drifting World
    by Christian Sardet

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    The best books on Microbes - Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution by Dorion Sagan & Lynn Margulis

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    Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution
    by Dorion Sagan & Lynn Margulis

  • Without them, plants and animals wouldn’t exist and even the Earth’s geology would be different. Paul Falkowski recommends the best books on microbes.

  • The best books on Microbes - Micrographia: The Complete Facsimile of the First Printing of 1665 by Robert Hooke
  • The best books on Microbes - Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth by Andrew H Knoll
  • The best books on Microbes - The Genesis of Germs by Alan L. Gillen
  • The best books on Microbes - Plankton: Wonders of the Drifting World by Christian Sardet
  • The best books on Microbes - Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution by Dorion Sagan & Lynn Margulis

The best books on Microbes, recommended by Paul Falkowski

Without them, plants and animals wouldn’t exist and even the Earth’s geology would be different. Paul Falkowski recommends the best books on microbes.

The best books on Microbes, recommended by Paul Falkowski

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