Description |
355 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, photographs ; 24 cm |
Note |
"Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2016 by Bodley Head"--Title page verso. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-338) and index. |
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 |
Shares unique perspectives into the role of the microbiome in human health, identity, and ability, explaining in comprehensive, lighthearted detail how microbes shape and protect life on Earth in unexpected ways. |
Subject |
Human body -- Microbiology.
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Microorganisms.
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ISBN |
9780062368591 |
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0062368591 |
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