In the deep oceans, mysterious creatures without mouths or guts depend on microbes for all their energy. The microbes in our bodies are part of our immune systems and protect us from disease. Ed Yong, whose humor is as evident as his erudition, prompts us to look at ourselves and our animal companions in a new light-less as individuals and more as the interconnected, interdependent multitudes we assuredly are. Joining the ranks of popular science classics like The Botany of Desire and The Selfish Gene, a groundbreaking, wondrously informative, and vastly entertaining examination of the most significant revolution in biology since Darwin-a “microbe’s-eye view” of the world that reveals a marvelous, radically reconceived picture of life on earth.Įvery animal, whether human, squid, or wasp, is home to millions of bacteria and other microbes.
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