I Contain Multitudes 在線電子書 圖書標籤: 科普 生物 微生物 生物科學 英文原版 美國 biology 科學和心理學
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翻過,正常新聞類獵奇簡介書籍,無理論,隻是介紹瞭symbiosis和holistic worldview的大潮流。以及作為科學記者,濃烈的科學決定論(雖然我們之前科學做錯瞭很多事,但是未來就不會再犯這些錯誤,隻會造福人類的。)三星給曆史耙梳,尚算有益。
評分這樣一本書在這樣一個時刻
評分緻病的細菌,或者說病原體,其實是極少數,絕大多數人體內的細菌,都能與人和平相處。人和細菌其實是一種共生的關係 (母乳好其實是因為其內HMO多糖可以喂養嬰兒腸胃的細菌,對寶寶發育好)人體內的菌群平衡 即殖民抵抗很重要,體內擁有多元化的菌群,就不太會給導緻疾病的細菌留下生長空間。
評分挺有意思,總之就是 blame the microbes, thanks to the microbes
評分雖說一遍讀下來也隻能算是略懂瞭一些微生物界的知識,但至少讀起來很有意思,而且大開眼界。Amazing World!
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/.
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.
这是一本特别好的科普书,推荐所有人阅读。它清楚地讲述了微生物在地球上的历史,与其他生命的关系,以及当人类越来越了解它们之后,所展现出来的种种新可能。我很喜欢这本书,不只是因为它讲得明白晓畅,故事引人入胜,还因为它所讲述的知识确实十分重要,与我自己的生活,与...
評分本书告一段落了 最终章作者引导我们推开了一扇新世界的大门,看到门外微生物的未来。 微生物没有好坏之分,就像药物和毒药只是剂量的差别,只要用好了就能帮助我们拥有更多的能力。 微生物的前景是巨大的,这些看不见的小东西,是我们身体的万象,这是在我们身体外部,让我们与...
評分 評分 評分读完这本书的一个后遗症是,吃橙子的时候,脑子里在想:“我的肠道仅靠自身能吸收橙子里所有的营养成分吗?我是否需要肠道微生物的帮忙?” 提到细菌等微生物,人们常常立刻将它们与疾病划等号,唯恐避之不及。我们不太容易记起,微生物曾一笔一画地雕刻这颗蓝色星球的样貌;也...
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