Description
In this vivid journey through the hidden world of parasites, readers encounter organisms that manipulate minds, reshape ecosystems, evade immune defenses, and sometimes threaten human life. Drawing on the history of parasitology and decades of scientific discovery, the book explores such phenomena as malaria’s deadly life cycle, Toxoplasma’s influence on rats, and the intricate strategies parasites use to survive and reproduce. With lucid explanations and gripping, often unsettling detail, it reveals parasites as essential forces in evolution, ecology, medicine, and agriculture—not merely villains, but powerful teachers about the living world and humanity’s place within it.
Available Editions
paperback
Arrow Books Ltd
Published Sep 4, 2003
288 pages
ISBN: 9780099457992
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Details
First Published
2000
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Parasite Rex by Carl Zimmer.