Comments on: Book review – Understanding Coronavirus

By: Book review – Apollo’s Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live | The Inquisitive Biologist

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 17:26:54 +0000

[…] have either been of the backwards-looking, how-did-we-get-here type, or have dealt with practical virological, epidemiological, or immunological details. I picked up Apollo’s Arrow as it promised a […]

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By: Book review – How to Make a Vaccine: An Essential Guide for COVID-19 & Beyond | The Inquisitive Biologist

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 10:00:23 +0000

[…] recent pocket-sized paperbacks that offer brief overviews, whether it is of viruses in general, SARS-CoV-2 in particular, or the botched response of governments. It is an especially nice complement to […]

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By: Book review – A Planet of Viruses (Third Edition) | The Inquisitive Biologist

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 14:42:49 +0000

[…] how the SARS and MERS outbreaks proceeded and how COVID-19 differs, and discusses some of the molecular details, such as how it enters the host cell. This essay felt a bit thin on the ground and did not provide […]

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By: Book review – Viruses, Pandemics, and Immunity | The Inquisitive Biologist

Book review – Viruses, Pandemics, and Immunity | The Inquisitive Biologist — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:22:28 +0000

[…] the pandemic materialised (the paperback addresses this to some extent), while Rabadan’s Understanding Coronavirus does what it says on the tin, focusing on the virus, SARS-CoV-2, and the disease, […]

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By: Book review – The COVID-19 Catastrophe: What’s Gone Wrong and How to Stop It Happening Again | The Inquisitive Biologist

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 12:52:21 +0000

[…] As I have done previously, let me just briefly comment on what is not in the book. The COVID-19 Catastrophe really focuses on the science policy failures that have allowed this disease to rampage out of control. At only 133 pages, this does not leave much room for anything else, so for a primer of the biological details known so far I once again refer readers to Understanding Coronavirus. […]

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By: Book review – COVID-19: The Pandemic that Never Should Have Happened, and How to Stop the Next One | The Inquisitive Biologist

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:04:22 +0000

[…] just keeping a close watch on the news. That post-mortem will have to wait – although the primer Understanding Coronavirus provides useful basics on what we know so […]

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