How Pathogenic Viruses Work
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- Synopsis
- Addressing students in nine informal-lecture-like chapters, Sompayrac (retired, molecular, cellular, and developmental biology, U. of Colorado, Boulder) discusses the properties of viruses using an instruction strategy distinguished from conventional approaches, which focus mainly on the cells that viruses inhabit, rather than the viruses themselves. He uses 12 of the most common viral infections as examples to demonstrate how "fathoming the mind of a virus"--that is, understanding the "problems" they face--can help in understanding that diseases are viruses' various solutions to staying alive. A brief glossary is included, but there is no bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Copyright:
- 2002
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 114 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780763720827
- Publisher:
- Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 02/20/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Jones and Bartlett Publishers, LLC
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Science, Medicine
- Submitted By:
- 170
- Proofread By:
- 170
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.