I Contain Multitudes - The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life

The microbes in our bodies are part of our immune systems and protect us from disease. In the deep oceans, mysterious creatures without mouths or guts depend on microbes for all their energy. Bacteria provide squid with invisibility cloaks, help beetles to bring down forests, and allow worms to cause diseases that afflict millions of people. Many people think of microbes as germs to be eradicated, but those that live with us--the microbiome--build our bodies, protect our health, shape our identities, and grant us incredible abilities. In this astonishing book, Ed Yong takes us on a grand tour through our microbial partners, and introduces us to the scientists on the front lines of discovery. It will change both our view of nature and our sense of where we belong in it.>

Product details

• Authors: Ed Yong, Ed Yong
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.01.2018
• EAN: 9780062368607
• ISBN: 978-0-06-236860-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 24 mm
• Series: New York Times Bestseller; New York Times Bestseller
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; NATURE / Animals / General, MEDICAL / History, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General, SCIENCE / Natural History, Science / Environmental Science, Medical microbiology and virology, NATURE: Animals / General, FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE: FOOD: HEALTH: AND THE ENVIRONMENT, MEDICAL: Microbiology, SCIENCE: BIOLOGY, FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE: BIG IDEAS, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Biology, SCIENCE: Earth Sciences / General, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Microbiology