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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Michael G. CordingleyPublisher: Harvard University Press Imprint: Harvard University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.700kg ISBN: 9780674972087ISBN 10: 0674972082 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 19 June 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsMichael Cordingley describes the complex life of viruses from the perspective of evolutionary agents. With carefully selected and easily understandable examples, he makes the argument that viruses follow the laws of Darwinian evolution. This book is highly recommended for microbiologists and individuals who care about global health care.--Peter Sarnow, Stanford University School of Medicine Michael Cordingley has written an engaging and enlightening description of viruses from a refreshingly different viewpoint, as agents that drive not only their own evolution, but that of their hosts. -- Vincent Racaniello, Columbia University This is a much needed book on a subject that has long been overlooked. The author has done an excellent job of communicating how viruses are core agents in the evolution of life. Anyone interested in the evolution of life should read this book. -- Luis P. Villarreal, University of California, Irvine Michael Cordingley describes the complex life of viruses from the perspective of evolutionary agents. With carefully selected and easily understandable examples, he makes the argument that viruses follow the laws of Darwinian evolution. This book is highly recommended for microbiologists and individuals who care about global health care. -- Peter Sarnow, Stanford University School of Medicine Provides an amazing connection between the multiple scales or dimensions that viruses play at, together with the evolutionary processes and mechanisms...This a fascinating book intended for readers interested in the evolution of microbes, but also for specialists working in the field. The volume provides key systems and examples that allow better comprehension of the complexity of viruses. -- Josep Sardanyes * Quarterly Review of Biology * Michael Cordingley has written an engaging and enlightening description of viruses from a refreshingly different viewpoint, as agents that drive not only their own evolution, but that of their hosts. -Vincent Racaniello, Columbia University This is a much needed book on a subject that has long been overlooked. The author has done an excellent job of communicating how viruses are core agents in the evolution of life. Anyone interested in the evolution of life should read this book. -Luis P. Villarreal, University of California, Irvine Michael Cordingley describes the complex life of viruses from the perspective of evolutionary agents. With carefully selected and easily understandable examples, he makes the argument that viruses follow the laws of Darwinian evolution. This book is highly recommended for microbiologists and individuals who care about global health care. -Peter Sarnow, Stanford University School of Medicine Provides an amazing connection between the multiple scales or dimensions that viruses play at, together with the evolutionary processes and mechanisms...This a fascinating book intended for readers interested in the evolution of microbes, but also for specialists working in the field. The volume provides key systems and examples that allow better comprehension of the complexity of viruses. -Josep Sardanyes, Quarterly Review of Biology Michael Cordingley has written an engaging and enlightening description of viruses from a refreshingly different viewpoint, as agents that drive not only their own evolution, but that of their hosts.--Vincent Racaniello, Columbia University Michael Cordingley describes the complex life of viruses from the perspective of evolutionary agents. With carefully selected and easily understandable examples, he makes the argument that viruses follow the laws of Darwinian evolution. This book is highly recommended for microbiologists and individuals who care about global health care.--Peter Sarnow, Stanford University School of Medicine This is a much needed book on a subject that has long been overlooked. The author has done an excellent job of communicating how viruses are core agents in the evolution of life. Anyone interested in the evolution of life should read this book.--Luis P. Villarreal, University of California, Irvine Provides an amazing connection between the multiple scales or dimensions that viruses play at, together with the evolutionary processes and mechanisms...This a fascinating book intended for readers interested in the evolution of microbes, but also for specialists working in the field. The volume provides key systems and examples that allow better comprehension of the complexity of viruses.-- (03/01/2019) Michael Cordingley has written an engaging and enlightening description of viruses from a refreshingly different viewpoint, as agents that drive not only their own evolution, but that of their hosts.--Vincent Racaniello, Columbia University Author InformationMichael G. Cordingley is President and Founder of Revolution Pharma Consulting Inc. and Senior Scientific Advisor at Antiva Biosciences Inc. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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