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100 1  Wolfe, Nathan. 
245 14 The viral storm :|bthe dawn of a new pandemic age /
       |cNathan Wolfe. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bTimes Books,|c2011. 
300    304 pages :|billustrations ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-286) and 
       index. 
520    "Dynamic young Stanford biologist Nathan Wolfe reveals the
       surprising origins of the world's most deadly viruses, and
       how we can overcome catastrophic pandemics. In The Viral 
       Storm, award-winning biologist Nathan Wolfe tells the 
       story of how viruses and human beings have evolved side by
       side through history; how deadly viruses like HIV, swine 
       flu, and bird flu almost wiped us out in the past; and why
       modern life has made our species vulnerable to the threat 
       of a global pandemic. Wolfe's research missions to the 
       jungles of Africa and the rain forests of Borneo have 
       earned him the nickname "the Indiana Jones of virus 
       hunters," and here Wolfe takes readers along on his 
       groundbreaking and often dangerous research trips--to 
       reveal the surprising origins of the most deadly diseases 
       and to explain the role that viruses have played in human 
       evolution. In a world where each new outbreak seems worse 
       than the one before, Wolfe points the way forward, as new 
       technologies are brought to bear in the most remote areas 
       of the world to neutralize these viruses and even harness 
       their power for the good of humanity. His provocative 
       vision of the future will change the way we think about 
       viruses, and perhaps remove a potential threat to 
       humanity's survival"--|cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Viruses. 
650  0 Virus diseases. 
650  0 Molecular evolution. 
650  0 Human evolution. 
994    02|bGPI