Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues by Blaser, Martin J.

Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues

"In Missing Microbes, Martin Blaser sounds an] alarm. He patiently and thoroughly builds a compelling case that...
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Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues by Blaser, Martin J.

Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues

$47.58

Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues

$47.58
Author: Martin J. Blaser
Format: Paperback
Language: English

"In Missing Microbes, Martin Blaser sounds an] alarm. He patiently and thoroughly builds a compelling case that the threat of antibiotic overuse goes far beyond resistant infections."--Nature

Renowned microbiologist Dr. Martin J. Blaser invites us into the wilds of the human microbiome, where for hundreds of thousands of years bacterial and human cells have existed in a peaceful symbiosis that is responsible for the equilibrium and health of our bodies. Now this invisible Eden is under assault from our overreliance on medical advances including antibiotics and caesarian sections, threatening the extinction of our irreplaceable microbes and leading to severe health consequences.

Taking us into the lab to recount his groundbreaking studies, Blaser not only provides elegant support for his theory, he guides us to what we can do to avoid even more catastrophic health problems in the future.

"Missing Microbes is science writing at its very best--crisply argued and beautifully written, with stunning insights about the human microbiome and workable solutions to an urgent global crisis."--David M. Oshinsky, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Polio: An American Story

Author: Martin J. Blaser
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 02/03/2015
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9781250069276

About the Author
Dr. Martin Blaser has studied the role of bacteria in human disease for over 30 years. He is the director of the Human Microbiome Program at NYU. He founded the Bellevue Literary Review and has been written about in newspapers including The New Yorker, Nature, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. His more than 100 media appearances include The Today Show, GMA, NPR, the BBC, The O'Reilly Factor, and CNN. He lives in New York City.

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