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Invisible Friends - Jake Robinson

Invisible Friends

How Microbes Shape Our Lives and the World Around Us

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Audio/Hörbuch
2023
Pelagic Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-78427-442-9 (ISBN)
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Cutting-edge microbiome research is changing our understanding of reality. It is increasingly evident that microbes are the very glue that holds ecosystems together. This topical and original book counters the prevailing narrative of microbes as the bane of society, along the way providing much-needed clarity on the beneficial role they play.
As we continue to live through a pandemic, all eyes are on microbes: an imperceptible and pervasive threat that hangs heavy on the air and clings to surfaces. But the reality of micro-organisms is far more diverse and life-sustaining than such a notion would have us believe (hence the title of this book). Not only are they omnipresent, but we are highly attuned to their workings – both in the world at large and right here within our own bodies. Meanwhile, cutting-edge microbiome research is changing our understanding of reality, challenging fundamental concepts of free will and individuality. Threaded through everything are microbes: the very glue that holds ecosystems together.



This topical, engaging and original book counters the prevailing narrative of microbes as the bane of society, along the way providing much-needed clarity on the overwhelmingly beneficial role they play. We discover how the microbiome is highly relevant to environmental and social equity issues, while there’s also discussion about how microbes may influence our decisions: even the way we think about how we think may need to be revisited. Invisible Friends introduces the reader to a vast, pullulating cohort of minute life – friends you never knew you had.

Jake M. Robinson is a microbial ecologist based in the UK. In 2021, he received a PhD from the University of Sheffield. He is passionate about researching microbes, ecosystems, social equity issues and the connections between them, and at the same time is keen to develop ways to conserve and restore nature. Invisible Friends is his first book. 

Introduction

1 The microbiome and humans as walking ecosystems

2 Rekindling old friendships in new landscapes

3 Antibiotic resistant landscapes

4 Microbes and social equity

5 The Psychobiotic Revolution

6 The Lovebug Effect

7 The Holobiont Blindspot

8 The glue that holds our ecosystems together

9 Microbes and trees

10 Rewild. Regenerate. Restore

11 Biointegrated design

12 Microbiome-Inspired Green Infrastructure (MIGI)

13 To catch a thief: forensic microbiology

14 Microbes in outer space

15 You are what your microbes eat

16 Nature connectedness

Conclusion

Microbes 101



Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 2 Tables, black and white; 42 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort Exeter
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Humanbiologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10 1-78427-442-9 / 1784274429
ISBN-13 978-1-78427-442-9 / 9781784274429
Zustand Neuware
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