Parasite Rex
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780099457992 (0099457997)
Publish date: September 4th 2003
Publisher: Arrow
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Book Club,
Science,
Popular Science,
Environment,
Nature,
Natural History,
Biology,
Health,
Medical,
Medicine,
Evolution
The first chapter had me entirely grossed out. Did I really want to read a book describing the disgusting things a parasite can do to my body? But then Carl Zimmer took it from the close to home sickness parasites can inflict on a human body to a fascinating journey into the world of parasites - wha...
Well-written and interesting.
Everything you probably never wanted to know about the ingenious and surprisingly sophisticated world of organisms whose sole purpose is to live inside the dark recesses of your body and eat you.Both fascinating and utterly, utterly horrifying.
Parasite Rex is about parasites and the history of parasitology. Nature is pretty gross. That's about the only way I can think of o describe this book.Let me tell you, there are some crazy creatures out there. I'm going to gloss over the hundreds of thousands of species of tapeworms and parasitic...
"When it comes to the tapestry of life, parasites are a hand at the loom."What a delight of a book! Cogent and penetrating analysis of the history and evolution of parasites and how they affect us in ways we are just beginning to understand. Highly recommended for bioscience geeks, and anyone else w...
10 years ago
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