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Parasite Rex Parasite Rex (with a New Epilogue): Inside the Bizarre World of Nature’s Most Dangerous Creatures $7.56 Many books provoke a visceral reaction, but few really make you itch. Science writer Carl Zimmer’s Parasite Rex does just that, provoking a deliciously creepy sense of paranoia in the reader as it explores a long-misunderstood realm of science. While entomologists love to announce that there are more species of insects than all other animals combined, few parasitologists choose to trump that… |
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Outwitting Ticks: The prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease and Other Ailments Caused by Ticks, Scorpions, Spiders, and Mites $4.00 A complete handbook for the prevention and treatment of Lyme disease and other ailments caused by ticks, scorpions, spiders, and mites…. |
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Riddled with Life: Friendly Worms, Ladybug Sex, and the Parasites That Make Us Who We Are $2.30 We think of disease as our enemy, something we try to eradicate; germs and infections are things we battle. But in this witty, engaging book, evolutionary biologist Marlene Zuk reveals that, in fact, disease is our partner, not our foe, and is responsible for everything from how we look to how we have sex.Since the earliest days of life on earth, disease has evolved alongside us. Drawing on the la… |
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