What a nuisance! What are viruses, how to fight and coexist with them

Much is said about viruses, and this book will help both children and adults to understand what they are and what dangers they pose. The book explains in a lively and accessible way what viruses are, where they come from,... and how for hundreds of thousands and millions of years living cells have learned to fight, coexist, and cooperate with them. The history of war and peace with viruses resembles a detective story in which detectives and police - the immune system cells of humans - participate. Thanks to viruses, a huge diversity of organisms and living systems has arisen on Earth, and even life itself may have a viral origin.
The authors of the book are practicing scientists: a biophysicist and a medical microbiologist, and therefore readers receive information about the latest achievements in science.
This book about how viruses are structured can be confidently recommended for family reading together for children of middle and high school age, and not only for those interested in biology.