The human superorganism : how the microbiome is revolutionizing the pursuit of a healthy life

Summary: "The award-winning immunogenetics researcher and co-author of Immunotoxicity outlines a new biological paradigm about the origins of such non-communicable diseases as asthma, autism and cancer, arguing in favor of ancient-world dietary practices and protective measures against unsafe chemicals,"--NoveList.

Record details

ISBN: 9781101983904 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
regular print
viii, 341 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York, New York : Dutton, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-330) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The end of the old biology -- Superorganism ecology -- The invisible human superorganism -- The incomplete generation -- Gene swaps and switches -- Redirecting precision medicine -- The immune system gone wrong -- Patterns of disease -- The six causes of the epidemic -- Precision medicine envisaged -- You, the volatile organic compound -- Superorganism makeover -- To be a microbiome whisperer -- Your brain on microbes -- Will you do no harm?