Author

Contributions

  • Perkins, Susan L., author - Contributor
  • Wynne, Patricia, illustrator - Contributor

Publication

2015 - Yale University Press, Connecticut

Language

English

Word Count

60,750 words, Guess

Page Count

243 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780300208405
  • Open LibraryOL26887927M

Classifications

  • DDC579.3
  • LCCQR74.8 .D47 2015
  • LCCQR46 .D47 2015
and 2 more
  • LCCQR171
  • LCCQR171.A1 D47 2015

Description

"Inspired by an exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, explores microbes and their implications for modern science and medicine. DeSalle and Perkins illuminate the long, intertwined evolution of humans and microbes. They discuss how novel DNA sequencing has shed entirely new light on the complexity of microbe-human interactions, and they examine the potential benefits to human health: amazing possibilities for pinpoint treatment of infections and other illnesses without upsetting the vital balance of an individual microbiome." -- dust jacket

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Welcome to the microbiome: getting to know the trillions of bacteria and other microbes in, on, and around youYale University Press2015-01-01

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