| Viruses: Essential Agents of Life 2012 Edition Contributor(s): Witzany, Günther (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9400748981 ISBN-13: 9789400748989 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Reference - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution - Science | Life Sciences - Microbiology |
| Dewey: 570 |
| LCCN: 2012951571 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (2.20 lbs) 428 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A renaissance of virus research is taking centre stage in biology. Empirical data from the last decade indicate the important roles of viruses, both in the evolution of all life and as symbionts of host organisms. There is increasing evidence that all cellular life is colonized by exogenous and/or endogenous viruses in a non-lytic but persistent lifestyle. Viruses and viral parts form the most numerous genetic matter on this planet. |