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Author
Publisher
What on Earth Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Offers an illustrated exploration of the microscopic and small-scale animal world, with large fold-out illustrations that depict diverse ecosystems and their tiny inhabitants to scale and accompanying descriptions of what is depicted.
Author
Series
Your hidden life volume 1
Publisher
MIT Kids Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xiii, 161 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Microbes are everywhere: outside, indoors, on your body, in your body. In fact, only about half of our bodies' cells are human cells--the rest are microbes. Whether helping people digest their food or using mind-control techniques to lure mice into the path of hungry cats (no, really), microbes form an unseen jungle all around us. Through zany facts, hilarious and sometimes disgusting illustrations, and interviews with experts in their fields, aspiring...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A critically important and startling look at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics, from the field's leading expert Tracing one scientist's journey toward understanding the crucial importance of the microbiome, this revolutionary book will take readers to the forefront of trail-blazing research while revealing the damage that overuse of antibiotics is doing to our health: contributing to the rise of obesity, asthma, diabetes, and certain forms...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Explores the menagerie of tiny and unusual creatures found in our lawns and gardens, our food, our beds, our clothes, and even our eyelashes"--
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (67 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Antimicrobial resistance is a serious health threat, and infections by antimicrobial resistant pathogens are on the rise. In the latest report entitled, "Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States--2019," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates there are 2.8 million illnesses and 35,000 deaths every year due to antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. Infections with antimicrobial resistant pathogens are difficult to treat,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
v, 122 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the role of microbes in everyday life identifies beneficial and harmful microbes and outlines exercises and activities based on the scientific method to encourage exploration of one's microbiological surroundings.
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
122 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In this volume, readers get to know the critters behind history's worst diseases as they delve into the biology and mechanisms of infections, diseases, and immunity, and also the incredible effect that technology and medical science have had on humanity's ability to contain and treat disease.
Author
Publisher
Brownstone Institute
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
333 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Fear of a Microbial Planet, a wonderfully accessible book on the Covid era published by Brownstone institute, offers desperately needed clarity and science on the organization and management of individual social life in the presence of pathogenic infection. It can be read as a definitive answer to expert arrogance, political overreach, and population panic. For three years following the arrival of the virus that causes Covid, the dominant response...
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