The Hindu LFL 2021 - A Viral World: Why viruses are necessary?
Published at : November 23, 2021
Perhaps, the word most often used in the past year or so, is the word, Virus.
Viruses are the world’s most abundant life form, and now, when humanity is in the midst of a close encounter with their immense power, perhaps they are also the most feared. But do we understand viruses?
Pranay Lal’s Invisible Empire: The Natural History of Viruses brings together science, history and great storytelling to paint a fascinating picture of viruses as a major actor, not just in human civilisation but also in the human body. With rare photographs, paintings, illustrations and anecdotes, it is a magnificent and an extremely relevant book for our times, when we are attempting to understand viruses and examining their role in the lives of humans.
Viruses are the world’s most abundant life form, and now, when humanity is in the midst of a close encounter with their immense power, perhaps they are also the most feared. But do we understand viruses?
Pranay Lal’s Invisible Empire: The Natural History of Viruses brings together science, history and great storytelling to paint a fascinating picture of viruses as a major actor, not just in human civilisation but also in the human body. With rare photographs, paintings, illustrations and anecdotes, it is a magnificent and an extremely relevant book for our times, when we are attempting to understand viruses and examining their role in the lives of humans.
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