Disease Can Be Our Ally, Not Just Our Enemy, Says New Book By UCR Evolutionary Biologist

In a time when we worry about bird flu and contaminated spinach, Marlene Zuk, an evolutionary biologist at UC Riverside, offers a fresh perspective on disease and the role it plays in our lives. Her new book, Riddled with Life: Friendly Worms, Ladybug Sex, and the Parasites that Make Us Who We Are (Harcourt, 2007), argues that disease is not always our foe; it can be a vital partner and friend. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on April 12th, 2007