The Microbiome by Berenice Langdon HARDBACK 9780197695593

The MicrobiomeWhat Everyone Needs to Know\nAuthor(s): Berenice Langdon\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Oxford University Press Inc, United States\nImprint: Oxford University Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780197695593, 978-0197695593\nSynopsis\nA lively guide to the fast-moving and fascinating debates on what is going on with the trillions of microorganisms that live on and around us, and what we need to know to keep ourselves healthy.\n\nThere are microbiomes--communities of microbes--everywhere we can imagine: in every environment, on every surface, and in every creature, including us. They are an inevitable, if largely invisible, part of life, and understanding how our microbiome works can improve our health. \n\nIn The Microbiome: What Everyone Needs to Know, Dr. Berenice Langdon provides a foundational understanding of the microbiome and what it does--and does not--do. Tracing the history of microbiome research, up to the most recent scientific advancements, she dispels common misunderstand.