Examines the human body from a biologist's perspective, discussing the benefits of microbial predators, parasites, and bacteria that live on and within the human body, and explaining how the "clean living" culture has allowed for increases in diabetes, autism, allergies, anxiety…
We evolved in a wilderness of parasites, mutualists and pathogens. But we no longer see ourselves as being part of nature and the broader community of life. Dunn tells the story of the known and potential consequences of our changing relationships with nature and considers the c…
Shares the known and potential consequences of the changing relationships with nature and interactions with other species and emphasizes the importance of reconnecting with the web of life.
The Human Microbiota offers a comprehensive review of all human-associated microbial niches in a single volume, focusing on what modern tools in molecular microbiology are revealing about human microbiota, and how specific microbial communities can be associated with either bene…
This book offers a comprehensive review of all human-associated microbial niches in a single volume, focusing on what modern tools in molecular microbiology are revealing about human microbiota, and how specific microbial communities can be associated with either beneficial effe…