Screen LibraryMissing microbes : how the overuse of antibiotics is fueling our modern plagues /
In Missing Microbes, Dr. Martin J. Blaser invites us into the wilds of the human microbiome, where for hundreds of thousands of years bacterial and human cells have existed in a peaceful symbiosis that is responsible for the equilibrium and health of our bodies. Now this invisible Eden is under assa...
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Henry Holt and Company,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
In Missing Microbes, Dr. Martin J. Blaser invites us into the wilds of the human microbiome, where for hundreds of thousands of years bacterial and human cells have existed in a peaceful symbiosis that is responsible for the equilibrium and health of our bodies. Now this invisible Eden is under assault from our overreliance on medical advances including antibiotics and caesarian sections, threatening the extinction of our irreplaceable microbes and leading to severe health consequences. Taking us into the lab to recount his groundbreaking studies, Blaser not only provides elegant support for |
| Carrier Form: | 273 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-256) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780805098105 (hardback) : 0805098100 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | RM267 |
| CLC: | R978.1 |
| Call Number: | R978.1/B644 |