A groundbreaking, marvelously informative “microbe’s-eye view” of the world that reveals a radically reconceived picture of life on earth.
For most of human existence, microbes were hidden, visible only through the illnesses they caused. When they finally surfaced in biological studies, they were cast as rogues. Only recently have they immigrated from the neglected fringes of b...
A groundbreaking, marvelously informative “microbe’s-eye view” of the world that reveals a radically reconceived picture of life on earth.
For most of human existence, microbes were hidden, visible only through the illnesses they caused. When they finally surfaced in biological studies, they were cast as rogues. Only recently have they immigrated from the neglected fringes of biology to its center. Even today, many people think of microbes as germs to be eradicated, but those that live with us—the microbiome—are invaluable parts of our lives.
I Contain Multitudes lets us peer into that world for the first time, allowing us to see how ubiquitous and vital microbes are: they sculpt our organs, defend us from disease, break down our food, educate our immune systems, guide our behavior, bombard our genomes with their genes, and grant us incredible abilities. While much of the prevailing discussion around the microbiome has focused on its implications for human health, Yong broadens this focus to the entire animal kingdom, giving us a grander view of life.
With humor and erudition, Ed Yong prompts us to look at ourselves and our fellow animals in a new light: less as individuals and more as the interconnected, interdependent multitudes we assuredly are. When we look at the animal kingdom through a microbial lens, even the most familiar parts of our lives take on a striking new air. We learn the secret, invisible, and wondrous biology behind the corals that construct mighty reefs, the glowing squid that can help us understand the bacteria in our own guts, the beetles that bring down forests, the disease-fighting mosquitoes engineered in Australia, and the ingredients in breast milk that evolved to nourish a baby’s first microbes. We see how humans are disrupting these partnerships and how scientists are now manipulating them to our advantage. We see, as William Blake wrote, the world in a grain of sand.
I Contain Multitudes is the story of these extraordinary partnerships, between the familiar creatures of our world and those we never knew existed. It will change both our view of nature and our sense of where we belong in it.
作者简介
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Ed Yong is an award-winning science writer on the staff of The Atlantic. His blog Not Exactly Rocket Science is hosted by National Geographic, and his work has also appeared in The New Yorker, Wired, the New York Times, Nature, the BBC, New Scientist, Scientific American, the Guardian, the Times, Aeon, Discover, The Scientist, Slate, Mosaic, and Nautilus. He splits his time bet...
Ed Yong is an award-winning science writer on the staff of The Atlantic. His blog Not Exactly Rocket Science is hosted by National Geographic, and his work has also appeared in The New Yorker, Wired, the New York Times, Nature, the BBC, New Scientist, Scientific American, the Guardian, the Times, Aeon, Discover, The Scientist, Slate, Mosaic, and Nautilus. He splits his time between London and Washington DC. You can find him on twitter @edyong209 and sign up to his weekly newsletter, The Ed’s Up, on http://tinyletter.com/edyong209/.
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0 有用 遥遥 2019-11-25 07:59:54
挺有意思，总之就是 blame the microbes, thanks to the microbes
0 有用 徐杰 2020-06-29 12:05:34
人是一个共生体
0 有用 段段 2017-10-24 02:03:01
有意思！
0 有用 北雪_TIG 2021-11-11 21:20:24
We evolved from them and we also evolve among them. Microbes not only take a ride, but sometimes they also grab the wheel. Back near hydrothermal vents, giant tube worms breath H2S, O2 and CO2, like c... We evolved from them and we also evolve among them. Microbes not only take a ride, but sometimes they also grab the wheel. Back near hydrothermal vents, giant tube worms breath H2S, O2 and CO2, like castles for the chemosynthesis microbes inside…… (展开)
1 有用 qvb 2018-05-17 21:28:12
生物体对细菌的依赖，拓宽了我的世界观。
0 有用 今天吃寿喜锅 2024-05-13 19:36:25 日本
Superb
0 有用 写给无神论者 2023-10-25 16:31:03 浙江
啃名词ing……
0 有用 Nightwing 2023-06-26 03:53:59 上海
19世纪诞生的生物学概念，2016年出的这本书，几天前还看到经济雪人的长篇报道，貌似一直零星隐没在主流科普世界里，依然没得到广泛的认可和应用（倒是南方公园关于“植便”那集让人印象深刻）。作者用机智风趣的语言生动介绍动植物界引人入胜的种种共生奇象，几个小时都是张大嘴眼、默默惊叹着读下来的，时不时玩些语言游戏（“sham-poo”绝了），也没有忽略对相关科研的质疑之声，做到了新闻人的冷静平衡。等不及看... 19世纪诞生的生物学概念，2016年出的这本书，几天前还看到经济雪人的长篇报道，貌似一直零星隐没在主流科普世界里，依然没得到广泛的认可和应用（倒是南方公园关于“植便”那集让人印象深刻）。作者用机智风趣的语言生动介绍动植物界引人入胜的种种共生奇象，几个小时都是张大嘴眼、默默惊叹着读下来的，时不时玩些语言游戏（“sham-poo”绝了），也没有忽略对相关科研的质疑之声，做到了新闻人的冷静平衡。等不及看他去年的新作。 (展开)
0 有用 苏诺 2023-05-18 21:32:26 美国
3.5。一本挺好的入门级科普微生物和微生物与动植物的关系的书，包含了一定的微生物研究历史和丰富的微生物例子和故事，总得来说还是读的比较愉快的，除了讲母乳喂养那部分。当然我也明白母乳喂养对母亲的影响恐怕并不在这本书的讨论范围内，只不过干什么都要把“人类健康”或者“为了小孩好”放在第一位，在现在这个气候变化愈演愈烈的大环境下显得有点莫名其妙。
0 有用 筑梦 2023-04-05 12:56:27 美国
很有意思，但是作者一如既往地缺少图表。