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"A good read! The book contains very thorough information about virology from geniuses’ point of view. I now understood the connection between the mutation rate of viruses and their variants. Paul Turner in the answer to question five stated..."

Paul Lappen

"Thank you, Richard, for this masterpiece. I especially enjoyed reading questions 1, 5, 7, 8, 15, 26, and 27 the most. These are questions almost everyone I am acquainted with wants to know the answers to since the coronavirus outbreak hit..."

Amazon Customer

"Excelente libro con diversos puntos de vista para entender el maravilloso “mundo” viral. Nada de teorías de conspiración. Altamente educativo. De consulta obligatoria para entender algo sobre virus y su relación con organismos superiores."

Milmar53

"As always, this is put together in a very concise and easy to read manner. There is loads of information that is well organized and easy (for my less than scientific brain) to follow. This book takes the time to ask some really great questions..."

Jay

"A great and informative read. You can tell a lot of time was spent in gathering the material, and the authors present it in a very concise and easy to follow manner. Definitely recommend for anyone who is even remotely interested in the topic!"

Michelle G

"I love the way this book reveals the current questions about viruses. Until the past decade or so, we've had a very limited understanding of viruses as disease-causing entities. That's changing fast. They seem to have played an important role in..."

LazyReader

"Exceptionally thorough and detailed information about viruses is presented in the book. I didn’t know most of this information before reading this. I was surprised to read, according to Forest Rohwer, that everything and every form of life have viruses..."

Rabbia

"Kudos to Jacobs for helping me get a better understanding of viruses. The infographics used in the book are very informative. I would never have understood the latency period between the first infection of a host and observable pathogenicity..."

Nasiq Manzoor

" Wow! This is a really unique way to examine current understandings in the world of viruses. I love being able to read one expert's advice after the other, in response to each question. This format really opens your eyes to the fact that even..."

Amazon Customer

"The Finding Genius: Understanding Viruses book was extremely thought provoking and kept me intrigued the entire time. It explains clearly what viruses are and how they spread informatively. I recommend this book for anyone interested in learning more about viruses."

Robert Gaither

"The coronavirus outbreak has brought everyone’s interest to virology. This book ‘Understanding Viruses’ by Richard Jacobs, shares valuable knowledge about viruses in a simple and easy way to understand. The contribution of James Shapiro, Paul Offit, Jeremy Barr..."

Naveed A.