The good virus: the amazing story and forgotten promise of the phage

Introduction: Invisible allies

First phages. Something in the water ; A microbe of a microbe ; The great phage feud

Forgotten phages. Stalin's medicine ; Phages versus the Nazis ; Parallel universes

Phage fever. Coming in from the cold ; Keeping the faith ; Phages to the rescue ; Desperation grows ; The third age of phage?

Fundamental phages. Atoms of biology ; Planet Phage ; An ancient technology ; Find your own phage

Future phages. Phage therapy 2.0 ; The grey goo

Epilogue: A new view of life

A field guide to phages.