Planet of viruses. Zimmer K.

viruses are the most tiny creatures known to science, nevertheless, our entire planet is subordinate. Each person is well aware of the viruses of colds and influenza, at the same time there are viruses that can cause the most bizarre diseases like this, for example, when tree -like growths develop on a person’s skin. Viruses are not just part of our life: the human genome contains more of their genetic material than our own genes.

Meanwhile, scientists continue to detect viruses everywhere: in the soil, in the ocean, even in caves a deep -deep depth. This amazing book introduces the secret world in which we all live. Based on the latest research, the popular scientific journalist Karl Zimmer tells how the viruses control our lives and the biosphere, how they gave impetus to the development of the first forms of life on Earth and how they will predetermine our destinies in the future.