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xvi, 271 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Set against a backdrop of [the author's] misadventures in academia, [this work] explores what microbes are and how they live and compares the microbiomes of soil, plants, animals (that includes us), and places, explaining such things as the wrongheadedness of labeling some bacteria 'good' and others 'bad' ... [and] walks you through this incredible garden of the unseen and helps you realize that we share everything"--
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Very short introductions volume 413
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xiv, 122 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
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English
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"The microbial world is hugely diverse, and microbes can be found in even the most extreme environments. Fungi, single-celled protists, bacteria, archaea, and the vast array of viruses far outnumber plants and animals. We now know that microbes play a critical role in every ecosystem, in the chemistry of the oceans and atmosphere, and within our own bodies. In this Very Short Introduction, Nicholas P. Money describes the expansion of microbiology;...
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vi, 327 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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This book takes readers into the latest discoveries about early microbial life, where findings from the earth's furthest extremes are seeking to reshape the future of our planet and ourselves. As scientists take the next step in applying the lessons of popular and controversial research, the world's tiniest, and sometimes most dangerous, microorganisms are being tapped as allies in achieving better health and sustainable energy, while revealing fundamental...
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You are made up of about 10 trillion human cells-- but there are about 100 trillion microbial cells in and on your copy. Knight and Buhler examine the links between our microbes and numerous diseases, and show how microbes are integrated into almost all aspects of our lives. Learn how microscopic life inside us influences our health, mood, and more.
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355 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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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...
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xi, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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The Sonnenburgs are pioneers in the study of the relationship between our bodies and the trillions of organisms to which our bodies play host, the microbes that we collectively call the microbiota. They argue that these microbiota determine whether we're sick or healthy, fit or obese... and that diet changes, antibiotic overuse and oversterilization are causing some of our most troubling modern afflictions.
The Good Gut offers a new plan for health...
12) Microbe hunters
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xiv, 357 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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Presents twelve stories of the men who pioneered the study of bacteriology.
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149 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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English
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"This is the compelling, suspenseful, down-to-earth story of a killer that has been stalking and doing away with people for thousands of years: Tuberculosis. For centuries TB in many forms was treated with everything from poultices and potions to the king's touch. The microorganism that causes the disease was eventually identified, more effective treatments were developed, and the cure for TB was thought to be within reach. But the TB germ simply...
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English
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This is a look at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics, from the field's leading expert. Tracing one scientist's journey toward understanding the crucial importance of the microbiome, it takes readers to the forefront of trail-blazing research while revealing the damage that overuse of antibiotics is doing to our health: contributing to the rise of obesity, asthma, diabetes, and certain forms of cancer. Here the author invites us into the...
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229 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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In the evolutionary arms race that has raged on since life began, organisms have developed an endless variety of survival strategies. From sharp claws to brute strength, camouflage to venom--all these tools and abilities share one purpose: to keep their bearer alive long enough to reproduce, helping the species avoid extinction. Every living thing on this planet has developed a time-tested arsenal of weapons and defenses. Some of these weapons and...
19) Virus hunters
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1 videodisc (approximately 44 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The chilling stories of the heroic experts leading the most critical scientific mission of a generation, featuring epidemiologist Christopher Golden and ABC News foreign correspondent James Longman as they embark on a journey to speak with the scientists that are connecting the dots on culture, disease and the environment to discover the patterns that cause global health crises.
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366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"In 1967, an extraterrestrial microbe came crashing down to Earth and nearly ended the human race. Accidental exposure to the particle -- designated The Andromeda Strain -- killed every resident of the town of Piedmont, Arizona, save for an elderly man and an infant boy. Over the next five days, a team of top scientists assigned to Project Wildfire worked valiantly to save the world from an epidemic of unimaginable proportions. In the moments before...
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