War in the Body: The Evolutionary Arms Race Between HIV and the Human Immune System and the Implications for Vaccines

by Otto O. Yang, W. David Wick, Otto O Yang

Book Overview

In the relatively few decades since the introduction of HIV into the human population, variants of the virus have diverged to such an extent that, were the discussion about something other than viruses, said variants could easily be classified as different species. This book will consider these evolutionary variations, as well as the different and, at times, opposing theories attempting to explain them. It will compare and contrast the ways in which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489992553
• ISBN13: 9781489992550
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"