Deadly Companions

How Microbes Shaped Our History
$45.00
Hardback, Nov 2007
ISBN13: 9780192807199ISBN10: 0192807196
Combining tales of devestating epidemics with accessible science and fascinating history, Deadly Companions reveals how closely microbes have evolved with us over the millennia, shaping human culture through infection, disease, and deadly pandemic.


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