Breathless : the scientific race to defeat a deadly virus
Quammen, David, 1948-2023
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'Breathless' is the story of the worldwide scientific quest to decipher the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, trace its source, and make possible the vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. Here is the story of SARS-CoV-2 and its fierce journey through the human population, as seen by the scientists who studied its origin, its ever-changing nature, and its capacity to kill us. David Quammen expertly shows how strange new viruses emerge from animals into humans as we disrupt wild ecosystems, and how those viruses adapt to their human hosts, sometimes causing global catastrophe.
Main title:
Breathless : the scientific race to defeat a deadly virus / David Quammen.
Author:
Quammen, David, 1948-, author
Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2023.
Collation:
x, 432 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: The Bodley Head, 2022.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781529114188 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
616.24144616.241616.2414616.241 QUAM616.2414 QUA
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2388003
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