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A Waterstones science book of the year A book of the year for The Times and Sunday Times New York Times editor's choice Winner of the Giles St Aubyn Award for Non-Fiction 'The book that might change the world ... This is luxury-class science writing' TELEGRAPH 'One of the best books of any genre that I've read in 2023, this superbly-written book ... will fascinate absolutely everyone' FORBES 'A delight. To learn more about phages is to discover fascinating details about a hidden world' NATURE 'Outstanding' CLIVE MYRIE The viruses that do us harm are vastly outnumbered by viruses that can actually save lives. These good viruses are called 'phages', and they are the most abundant life form on Earth. The Good Virus reveals how these weird and wonderful microbes shape our health, support our ecosystems and could be the future of medicine.