Parasite rex

Alternate Titles

• Inside the bizarre world of nature's most dangerous creatures

Description

A look inside the often hidden world of parasites turns the clock back to the beginning of life on Earth to answer key questions about these highly evolved and resilient life forms.

First Sentence

In the beginning there was fever.

Description

"For centuries, parasites have lived in nightmares, horror stories, and in the darkest shadows of science. Yet these creatures are among the world's most successful and sophisticated organisms. In Parasite Rex, Carl Zimmer deftly balances the scientific and the disgusting as he takes readers on a fantastic voyage. Traveling from the steamy jungles of Costa Rica to the fetid parasite haven of southern Sudan, Zimmer graphically brings to life how parasites can change DNA, rewire the brain, make men more distrustful and women more outgoing, and turn hosts into the living dead." "This thorough, gracefully written book brings parasites out into the open and uncovers what they can teach us about the most fundamental survival tactics in the universe. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET

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Other Editions

• Parasite rex: inside the bizarre world of nature's most dangerous creaturesSimon & Schuster2001-01-01
• Parasite rexFree Press2000-01-01
• Parasite RexFree Press2000-01-01
• Parasite RexHardcoverFree Press2000-09-21
• Parasite RexPaperbackFree Press2001-09-11
• Parasite RexArrow Books Ltd2003-09-04