Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures

by Zimmer, Carl
ISBN: 9780743200110
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IN THIS REISSUED PAPERBACK EDITION WITH A NEW EPILOGUE, CARL ZIMMER REVEALS THE POWER, DANGER, AND BEAUTY OF PARASITES.

For centuries, parasites have lived in nightmares, horror stories, and the darkest shadows of science. In Parasite Rex, Carl Zimmer takes readers on a fantastic voyage into the secret universe of these extraordinary life-forms--which are not only among the most highly evolved on Earth, but make up the majority of life's diversity. Traveling from the steamy jungles of Costa Rica to the parasite-riddled war zone of southern Sudan, Zimmer introduces an array of amazing creatures that invade their hosts, prey on them from within, and control their behavior. He also vividly describes parasites that can change DNA, rewire the brain, make men more distrustful and women more outgoing, and turn hosts into the living dead. This comprehensive, gracefully written book brings parasites out into the open and uncovers what they can teach us all about the most fundamental survival tactics in the universe--the laws of Parasite Rex.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Zimmer, Carl
  • ISBN: 9780743200110
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.40 x 0.80
  • Number Of Pages: 320
  • Publication Year: 2001

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  • Nematodes and Larvae and Worms, Oh My!

    Evan D. - 1 year 1 month ago

    Just a heads up before you read this book: Don't read this while on your lunch break especially if you're having sushi! Parasites have evolved to live inside your body and will actively choose to make your skin, eyes, tongue, brain, or genitals into its bedroom. Honestly, having a parasite devour your tongue then take its place doesn't sound too bad in the world of parasites. You don't die from it, and the parasite gets to eat nibbles of the food you consume. To me, that sounds better than being unable to read this book because you were afflicted with River Blindness from the Onchocerca Volvulus worm.

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