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. Smithsonian Best Books about Science of 2016Ĭhicago Public Library Best of the Best Books of 2016 'A science journalist's first book is an excellent, vivid introduction to the all-enveloping realm of our secret sharers.'-New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice Reseña del editor:īrain Pickings Best Science Books of 2016 A unique, entertaining, and smart read.'-Jeff VanderMeer, author of the Southern Reach Trilogy 'A marvelous book! Ed Yong's brilliant gift for storytelling and precise writing about science converge in I Contain Multitudes to make the invisible and tiny both visible and mighty. 'Yong makes a superb case for his position by interviewing numerous scientists and presenting their fascinating work in an accessible and persuasive fashion.'-Publishers Weekly, Starred Review ' informative and infectiously readable book.'-Cell While acknowledges that the questions outnumber the answers in this relatively nascent field, he thrills to the potential inherent in what scientists have already learned about microbes' astonishing powers. a tale that shifts our personal cosmology and compels us to look anew at the world-The Guardian 'Beautiful, smart, and sometimes shocking.'-Wired

Yong - who like Carl Zimmer belongs to the highest tier of science journalists at work today - weaves revelatory anecdotes and cutting-edge reporting into an elegant, illuminating page-turner.'-Minneapolis Star Tribune By the end of the book his sense of wonder for microbes was, well, infectious.'-Boston Globe Yong's curiosity and humor made me smile and even laugh out loud, much to my husband's surprise. 'Not since de Kruif's classic, 'Microbe Hunters, '' has this invisible world been brought so vividly to life.

infectiously enthusiastic.'-New York Times Book Review

' excellent and vivid introduction to our microbiota.

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