What If Fungi Win? |
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| Author:
| Casadevall, Arturo |
| As told to:
| Desmon, Stephanie |
| Series title: | Johns Hopkins Wavelengths Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4214-4900-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 2024 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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Could fungal pathogens outsmart us before we find ways to combat them? Humans and fungi share nearly 50 percent of the same DNA. Because we're related, designing drugs to combat the varieties that attack us is a challenge. Meanwhile, in an ever hotter, wetter world, fungi may be finding new ways to thrive, queueing up global outbreak potentials ......
Could fungal pathogens outsmart us before we find ways to combat them? Humans and fungi share nearly 50 percent of the same DNA. Because we're related, designing drugs to combat the varieties that attack us is a challenge. Meanwhile, in an ever hotter, wetter world, fungi may be finding new ways to thrive, queueing up global outbreak potentials ......