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.
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Medical CollectionQW60 2016M78hOpen shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 9780393244403
- 0393244407
- 9780393353372
- 0393353370