World of Viruses
Judy Diamond
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Description for World of Viruses
Paperback. A spectacular graphic novel featuring the heroics and adventures of viruses and scientists, as they challenge each other for survival on planet Earth Num Pages: 96 pages, chiefly ill. BIC Classification: FX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 170 x 6. Weight in Grams: 252.
We live in a world of viruses, biological entities to be confronted not by superheroes in capes but by scientists and informed citizens during their everyday lives. From the bustle of the airport to the wide expanse of the ocean to the remote tundra of the Arctic, viruses infect many different fronts in fascinatingly unique ways.
World of Viruses is a graphic novel that contains the thrilling true stories of well-known threats like foot and mouth disease, HIV, the flu, and HPV, as well as the lesser-known but helpful role that viruses play in saving global ecosystems from out-of-control blooms of ... Read more
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803243927
SKU
V9780803243927
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Judy Diamond
Judy Diamond is a professor and curator of informal science education at the University of Nebraska State Museum and the coauthor of Kea, Bird of Paradox: The Evolution and Behavior of a New Zealand Parrot. Tom Floyd is a multimedia graphics designer at Nebraska Educational Telecommunications and the author and illustrator of Captain Spectre. Martin Powell is the author of ... Read more
Reviews for World of Viruses
"Captivating and informative."—Skipping Stones Magazine "While most graphic novels exist simply to entertain, this one both entertains and informs the audience in an intellectual manner, which is a nice change of pace."—Cory Troske, Bid Muddy