The hidden half of nature : the microbial roots of life and health / David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé.

  • Montgomery, David R., 1961-
Date:
[2016]
  • Books

About this work

Description

"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.

Publication/Creation

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]

Physical description

309 pages : black and white illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition

First edition.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-290) and index.

Contents

Dead dirt -- Thinking small -- Looking into life -- Better together -- War in the soil -- Underground allies -- Too close to home -- Inner nature -- Invisible enemies -- Feuding saviors -- Personal alchemists -- Tending the garden -- Courting ancient friends -- Cultivating health.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    QW60 2016M78h
    Open shelves

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Identifiers

ISBN

  • 9780393244403
  • 0393244407
  • 9780393353372
  • 0393353370