{"product_id":"missing-microbes-martin-j-blaser-9781250069276","title":"Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eMissing Microbes\u003c\/i\u003e, Martin Blaser sounds  an] alarm. He patiently and thoroughly builds a compelling case that the threat of antibiotic overuse goes far beyond resistant infections.\"--\u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRenowned microbiologist Dr. Martin J. Blaser invites us into the wilds of the human microbiome, where for hundreds of thousands of years bacterial and human cells have existed in a peaceful symbiosis that is responsible for the equilibrium and health of our bodies. Now this invisible Eden is under assault from our overreliance on medical advances including antibiotics and caesarian sections, threatening the extinction of our irreplaceable microbes and leading to severe health consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking us into the lab to recount his groundbreaking studies, Blaser not only provides elegant support for his theory, he guides us to what we can do to avoid even more catastrophic health problems in the future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMissing Microbes\u003c\/i\u003e is science writing at its very best--crisply argued and beautifully written, with stunning insights about the human microbiome and workable solutions to an urgent global crisis.\"--David M. Oshinsky, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003ePolio: An American Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin J. Blaser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250069270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250069276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Martin J. Blaser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048100491519,"sku":"9781250069276","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_852f8f57-986f-45f2-ba9c-28e2720e84e1.jpg?v=1684993883","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/missing-microbes-martin-j-blaser-9781250069276","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}