★A book that subverts our understanding of viruses: These tiny creatures are not only terrifying enemies but also indispensable Allies for our survival.
★With dual experience as a researcher and a science communicator, the author leads us on a journey to reshape our understanding of viruses.

Viruses are not just disease-causing agents. These pages offer us a revolutionary and fascinating vision of these nano-organisms that have shaped the evolution of life on our planet. From his experience as a researcher and science communicator, the author guides us on an exciting journey that transforms our perception of viruses: from their role in the development of the vertebrate brain to their use in cancer therapies and the most innovative applications in biotechnology and medicine. A work that reveals the most surprising and beneficial side of these tiny companions, without which life as we know it would not exist. An essential book to understand that not all viruses are enemies and that many of them could be our best allies.

José Antonio Lopez Guerrero (Madrid, 1962) is Professor of Microbiology in the Department of Molecular Biology at the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), director of the Neurovirology group of the same Department and also director of the Department of Scientific Culture at the Severo Ochoa Centre for Molecular Biology (CBMSO) and contributor to various scientific culture programmes on radio, press and television. Currently, and after more than 20 years, he continues to direct and/or collaborate in RNE radio shows such as ‘Entre Probetas’ or ‘El Laboratorio de JAL’, both on Radio 5, or ‘Marca España-A Ciencia Cierta’, on Radio Exterior. He has recently published with Guadalmazán the titles Virus, ni vivos ni muertos and Coronavirus, anatomía de una pandemia.