Description: In Our Viral Futures, Charlotte Brives examines the development and implications of phage therapy, providing new ways to understand our interconnections with the microbial world.
Review Quotes: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a widely recognized existential threat to human life, and phages an important potential part of the solution. Through extensive interviews with key figures in phage medicine and thoughtful engagement with the biology and philosophy of this science, Brives reveals the transformative effect of mass use of antibiotics on bacteria, food production, and human health, helping us come to grips with the systemic influence of an antibiotic-soaked ecosystem.--John Dupre, author of The Metaphysics of Biology