Thursday, August 21, 2008

Marlene Zuk's RIDDLED WITH LIFE in Nature


Nature, the international weekly journal of science, recently included Riddled With Life in their Summer Books Opinion section.

Riddled with Life: Friendly Worms, Ladybug Sex, and the Parasites That Make Us Who We Are
by Marlene Zuk
(Harvest, $14, £8.99)

An evolutionary biologist enthusiastically argues
that parasites are a driving force behind evolution
and that their effects still mould us today. Parasites
have shaped us physically and culturally, and affect
our minds on a daily basis.

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