I batteri della felicità. Perché i microbi del nostro corpo sono la chiave per la salute e il benessere

First, the title of the book is arguably misleading. Yes, by cell numbers, we're 90 percent prokaryotes. But, by mass, we're 90 percent human. That's because, while prokaryotic cells have evolved in symbiosis with us and other eukaryotes and carry out certain specialized functions, eukaryotic cells

What a fascinating read. I'll try and be objective about this initially. This is a book that is written in a fairly scientific way. Despite that it is highly readable. The author - a biologist - starts by looking at the diseases that plagued mankind over a century ago. Diphtheria, polio and the like Leggi tutto

I was not surprised to see all of the five star reviews for this book. As a person well versed in biology I was treated with a number of "A-ha" moments while reading this book. This book serves well in shining light on the paradigm shift that is taking place in the medical community. It should not b Leggi tutto

Добре дошли в света на микро флората! 90% от вашия свят. Поне според авторката. Много книги излязоха за гените, още повече за мозъка и неговите функции. Оказва се, че има още един твърде важен аспект, който ни определя, а не му обръщаме никакво внимание. Вероятно, защото е на микро ниво и просто не Leggi tutto

I was disappointed by this book. It is pop science that leans heavily on the pop and light on the science. There is a lot of cherry picking, anecdotes, animal and cell studies. It is mostly hypothesizing by the author. They are interesting hypotheses, and she brings up interesting topics. It's just

This is an amazing book. I read another book, called Gut by Guilia Enders, earlier this year, which was a great intro to our digestive tract and microbes. This really piqued my interest in the microbial colony that lives in our large intestine. This book goes much further, looking not only at our mi Leggi tutto

Excellent book about microbes and how they impact almost all areas of our live.