Spectacular Symbiosis: A Few Good Viruses

by Alex Taylor

Viruses are one of the last great biological bogeymen facing modern humans.  Fire, weapons, and a changing climate have tamed or killed off our ancient predators.  For those lucky enough to have access to them, antibiotics have won a long, though fragile and temporary, reprieve from bacterial infections. However, the prospect of a new viral outbreak, for which we do …