Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues

By: Martin J. Blaser

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Synopsis: “In Missing Microbes, Martin Blaser sounds [an] alarm. He patiently and thoroughly builds a compelling case that the threat of antibiotic overuse goes far beyond resistant infections.”—NatureRenowned microbiologist Dr. Martin J. Blaser invites us into the wilds of the human microbiome, where for hundreds of thousands of years bacterial and human cells have existed in a peaceful symbiosis that is responsible for the equilibrium and health of our bodies. Now this invisible Eden is under assault from our overreliance on medical advances including antibiotics and caesarian sections, threatening the extinction of our irreplaceable microbes and leading to severe health consequences. Taking us into the lab to recount his groundbreaking studies, Blaser not only provides elegant support for his theory, he guides us to what we can do to avoid even more catastrophic health problems in the future.“Missing Microbes is science writing at its very best—crisply argued and beautifully written, with stunning insights about the human microbiome and workable solutions to an urgent global crisis.”—David M. Oshinsky, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Polio: An American Story

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780805098112
Related ISBNs:: 9780805098105
Publisher:: Henry Holt and Co.
Date of Addition:: 08/21/25
Copyrighted By:: Martin Blaser.
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Health, Mind and Body, Social Studies, Medicine
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.