Charles Darwin desempeñó un papel crucial a la hora de convertir la herencia en una cuestión científica y, sin embargo, fracasó estrepitosamente a la hora de responderla. El nacimiento de la genética, a principios...
Durante años los científicos nos han estado advirtiendo que una pandemia era casi inevitable. Ahora está aquí y el resto de nosotros tenemos mucho que aprender. ?Un planeta de virus? presenta la investigación más...
In 2020, an invisible germâa virusâwholly upended our lives. Weâre most familiar with the viruses that give us colds or Covid-19. But viruses also cause a vast range of other diseases, including one...
Celebrated New York Times columnist and science writer Carl Zimmer presents a profoundly original perspective on what we pass along from generation to generation. Charles Darwin played a crucial part in turning heredity into a scientific question, and...
Carl Zimmer writes the Matter column for the New York Times and has contributed to the Atlantic , National Geographic , Time , and Scientific American . He has won the Stephen Jay Gould Prize among many other awards for
Body art meets popular science in this elegant, mind-blowing collection, written by renowned science writer Carl Zimmer. Showcasing hundreds of eye-catching tattoos that pay tribute to various scientific disciplines, from evolutionary biology and neurosci...
This remarkable book presents a rich and upâtoâdate view of evolution that explores the farâreaching implications of Darwin's theory and emphasizes the power, significance, and relevance of evolution...
Parasites can: rewrite DNA; rewire the brain; genetically engineer viruses as weapons; and turn healthy hosts into the living dead. This book follows researchers as they penetrate the mysteries of these omnipotent creatures who control evolution, ecxosyst...