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I contain multitudes : the microbes within us and a grander view of life / Ed Yong

By:

Yong, Ed, (1964 -)

Material type: Text

TextEdition: First U.S. editionDescription: 357 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9780062368591

Other title:

Microbes within us

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

579 YON

LOC classification:

QR171.A1 Y66 2016

NLM classification:

QW 52

Contents:

Prologue : a trip to the zoo -- Living islands -- The people who thought to look -- Body builders -- Terms and conditions apply -- In sickness and in health -- The long waltz -- Mutually assured success -- Allegro in E major -- Microbes à la carte -- Tomorrow the world.

Summary: This book lets us peer into the world of microbes - not as germs to be eradicated, but as invaluable parts of our lives - allowing us to see how ubiquitous and vital microbes are: they sculpt our organs, defend us from disease, break down our food, educate our immune systems, guide our behavior, bombard our genomes with their genes, and grant us incredible abilities. While much of the prevailing discussion around the microbiome has focused on its implications for human health, Yong broadens this focus to the entire animal kingdom, prompting us to look at ourselves and our fellow animals in a new light: less as individuals and more as the interconnected, interdependent multitudes we are. I Contain Multitudes is the story of extraordinary partnerships between the familiar creatures of our world and those we never knew existed. It will change both our view of nature and our sense of where we belong in it.

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Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	579 YON (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		066044

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book lets us peer into the world of microbes - not as germs to be eradicated, but as invaluable parts of our lives - allowing us to see how ubiquitous and vital microbes are: they sculpt our organs, defend us from disease, break down our food, educate our immune systems, guide our behavior, bombard our genomes with their genes, and grant us incredible abilities. While much of the prevailing discussion around the microbiome has focused on its implications for human health, Yong broadens this focus to the entire animal kingdom, prompting us to look at ourselves and our fellow animals in a new light: less as individuals and more as the interconnected, interdependent multitudes we are. I Contain Multitudes is the story of extraordinary partnerships between the familiar creatures of our world and those we never knew existed. It will change both our view of nature and our sense of where we belong in it.

Reprint. Originally published : London, [England] : The Bodley Head, an imprint of Vintage, 2016.

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