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.
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Micrographia: The Complete Facsimile of the First Printing of 1665
by Robert Hooke -
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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 Genesis of Germs
by Alan L. Gillen -
4
Plankton: Wonders of the Drifting World
by Christian Sardet -
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Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution
by Dorion Sagan & Lynn Margulis
The best books on Microbes, recommended by Paul Falkowski
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.
