I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong

I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life

Ed Yong

nonfiction health science challenging informative reflective medium-paced

368 pages | first published 2016

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The microbes in our bodies are part of our immune systems and protect us from disease. In the deep oceans, mysterious creatures without mouths or guts depend on microbes for all their energy. Bacteria provide squid with invisibility cloaks, help b...
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