Buenos Virus, Los - Lopez Guerrero, Jose Antonio

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Résumé :
Viruses are not just agents that cause disease. Throughout these pages, professor and science communicator Jos? Antonio L?pez Guerrero (JAL) offers a revolutionary and fascinating view of these nano-organisms that have shaped the evolution of life on our planet. Discover the viral side of evolution. Did you know that some viruses were crucial for the existence of placental mammals? Or that bacteriophages could be our last hope against antibiotic-resistant bacteria? Have you ever wondered what role viruses play in our planet's climate? Drawing on his experience as a researcher and science communicator, the author takes us on an exciting journey that transforms our perception of viruses: from their role in the development of the vertebrate brain to their use in cancer therapies, including the most innovative applications in biotechnology and medicine. This book reveals the most surprising and beneficial side of these tiny traveling companions, without whom life as we know it would not exist. An essential book for understanding that not all viruses are enemies and that many of them could be our best allies....

Sommaire:
JOS? ANTONIO L?PEZ GUERRERO, 'JAL' (Madrid, 1962) es catedr?tico de Microbiolog?a en el Departamento de Biolog?a Molecular de la Universidad Aut?noma de Madrid (UAM), director del grupo de NeuroVirolog?a del mismo Departamento y, asimismo, director del Departamento de Cultura Cient?fica del Centro de Biolog?a Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBMSO) y colaborador de diferentes programas de cultura cient?fica en radio, prensa y televisi?n. Ha publicado m?s de 150 art?culos entre investigaci?n y difusi?n. Entre sus obras m?s importantes podemos destacar '?Qu? es un transg?nico? (y las madres que lo parieron)' o 'S? lo que ocurri?... los cursos pasados'. En la actualidad, y tras m?s de 20 a?os, sigue dirigiendo y/o colaborando en programas de RNE tales como 'Entre Probetas' o 'El Laboratorio de JAL', ambos en Radio 5, o 'Marca Espa?a-A Ciencia Cierta', de Radio Exterior. Tambi?n es colaborador habitual del programa 'La Hora de la 1' en TVE. Recientemente ha publicado con Guadalmaz?n los t?tulos 'Virus, ni vivos ni muertos' y 'Coronavirus, anatom?a de una pandemia' que han cosechado gran ?xito entre los lectores y cr?ticos especializados en divulgaci?n cient?fica....