Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!netnews.upenn.edu!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!sei.cmu.edu!krvw From: alistair@minster.york.ac.uk Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: Biological analogy source requested Message-ID: <0009.9001161848.AA10905@ge.sei.cmu.edu> Date: 16 Jan 90 15:21:44 GMT Sender: Virus Discussion List Lines: 9 Approved: krvw@sei.cmu.edu I know there has been some discussion in this group of the extent to which the analogy between computer viruses and their biological cousins is tenable, though I have not followed it closely. However, can anyone suggest any references on this topic? Alternatively, can anyone suggest any good references on viruses in general. They should preferably be in well-read journals, (so that they are likely to be in our library, which has no books on the subject). Thanks in anticipation.