Screen LibraryI contain multitudes : the microbes within us and a grander view of life /
Your body is teeming with tens of trillions of microbes. It's an entire world, a colony full of life. In other words, you contain multitudes. They sculpt our organs, protect us from diseases, guide our behaviour, and bombard us with their genes. They also hold the key to understanding all life...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Published: |
Vintage,
|
| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: |
2017. ©2016 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | |
| Summary: |
Your body is teeming with tens of trillions of microbes. It's an entire world, a colony full of life. In other words, you contain multitudes. They sculpt our organs, protect us from diseases, guide our behaviour, and bombard us with their genes. They also hold the key to understanding all life on earth. In I Contain Multitudes, Ed Yong opens our eyes and invites us to marvel at ourselves and other animals in a new light, less as individuals and more as thriving ecosystems. You'll never think about your mind, body or preferences in the same way again. |
| Item Description: | Originally published: The Bodley Head, 2016. |
| Carrier Form: | 354 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781784700171 1784700177 |
| Index Number: | QR171 |
| CLC: | R37 |
| Call Number: | R37/Y55-1 |