Ideal for the student seeking a solid understanding of the basic principles in this rapidly developing field, this best–selling text offers a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of virology. Featuring an enhanced art program now in full–color, the new edition has been updated throughout. New edition incorporates additional reading suggestions, expanded review questions, chapter outlines and full–colour artwork Contains new chapters dealing with viruses and cancer, generation and use of recombinant viruses and virus–like particles, viral evolution, network biology and viruses, and animal models and transgenics, as well as a chapter devoted to HIV and AIDS Downloadable artwork, original animations and online resources are available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/wagner