Title:
The hidden half of nature : the microbial roots of life and health
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date:
2016
Publication Information:
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Physical Description:
309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9780393244403
Abstract:
"Prepare to set aside what you think you know about yourself and microbes. Good health--for people and for plants--depends on Earth's smallest creatures. [This book] tells the story of our tangled relationship with microbes and their potential to revolutionize agriculture and medicine, from garden to gut"--Dust jacket flap.
Contents:
Dead dirt -- Thinking small -- Looking into life -- Better together -- War on the soil -- Underground allies -- Too close to home -- Inner nature -- Invisible enemies -- Feuding saviors -- Personal alchemists -- Tending the garden -- Courting ancient friends -- Cultivating health.
Language:
English
