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The Human Microbiome: The Germs That Keep You Healthy
By HIRSCH, Rebecca E.
- ISBN
- 9781467785686
- Publisher
- Twenty-First Century
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2016 | Middle to High School
Gr 7 Up—It's hard to think of oneself as a mere physical plant for trillions and trillions of microbes—microscopic creatures in a custom-individualized mixture (like a fingerprint) existing on us and in us, acting beneficially, neutrally, pathogenically, part and parcel of our personal selves. Hirsch's readable, lucid text introduces us to these colonizers/hitchhikers/attackers, where they live on/in us, what they do, how they benefit (mostly) or harm us, and—equally important—how we affect them a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on April 1, 2016
The human body is covered, inside and out, with tiny microbes that are part of the body's ecosystem. Some cause disease, but most ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
