A Planet of Viruses
Second Edition
Ranked #6 in Virus, Ranked #13 in Microbiology — see more rankings.
Viruses are the smallest living things known to science, and yet they hold the entire planet in their sway. We’re most familiar with the viruses that give us colds or the flu, but viruses also cause a vast range of other diseases, including one disorder that makes people sprout branch-like growths as if they were trees. Viruses have been a part of our lives for so long, in fact, that we are actually part virus: the human genome contains more DNA from viruses than our own genes. Meanwhile, scientists are discovering viruses everywhere they look: in the soil, in the ocean, even in deep... more
Rankings by Category
A Planet of Viruses is ranked in the following categories:
- #88 in Biology
- #32 in Internal Medicine
- #92 in Viral
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