What We Are Reading Today: ‘Viruses’

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Updated 19 August 2023
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Viruses’

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Author: MARILYN J. ROOSSINCK

While some viruses are obviously agents of disease, as the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded the world only too well, others can be beneficial, helping to protect their hosts from other microbes, or allowing hosts to function in otherwise impossible ways.

In “Viruses,” virus expert and author Marilyn Roossinck presents a comprehensive and richly illustrated introduction to viruses that reveals their true nature.