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Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for Parasite RexParasites can: rewrite DNA; rewire the brain; genetically engineer viruses as weapons; and turn healthy hosts into the living dead. This book follows researchers as they penetrate the mysteries of these omnipotent creatures who control evolution, ecxosystems, and perhaps the future of mankind.
Full description- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Published: 14 January 2002
- Format: Paperback 320 pages
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- Categories: Popular Science | Biology, Life Sciences | Ecological Science, The Biosphere | Parasitology (non-medical) | Zoology & Animal Sciences | Insects (entomology)
- ISBN 13: 9780743200110 ISBN 10: 074320011X
- Sales rank: 41,840
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Full description for Parasite Rex
For decades parasites were the pariahs of science. Only recently have biologists begun to appreciate that these diverse and complex organisms are the most highly evolved life forms on earth. In this work, Carl Zimmer takes the reader on a tour of the strange and bizzare world that parasites inhabit, and recounts the voyages of these wonders of creation. Parasites can: rewrite DNA; rewire the brain; genetically engineer viruses as weapons; and turn healthy hosts into the living dead. This book follows researchers in parasitology as they attempt to penetrate the mysteries of these omnipotent creatures who control evolution, ecxosystems, and perhaps the future of the human race.
