Surviving Viruses: an Evolutionary Explanation

Viruses have been intruding on mankind since ancient times, but in fact, we live in a sea of ​​dancing viruses. They shuttle between different living organisms like bees, dragging gene fragments, grafting DNA, and passing genetic material... What do viruses mean to life? In Middle English, the word "virus" meant both a destructive toxin and a life-creating substance. Modern scientific research has found that this ancient meaning is absolutely true. The famous paleontologist and popular science writer Miao Desui uses scientifically rigorous and interesting language to present to us the dual nature of destruction and creation of viruses. He tells the thrilling stories of several "cracked" epidemics in human history, and reveals the mystery of the co-evolution of viruses and humans "loving and killing each other."