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An exploration of the most common life form on Earth-parasites-and how they provide insight into humanity's most difficult problems.
"In nature, as in society ...
The dramatic, globe-spanning and meticulously-researched story of two scientific rivals and their race to survey all life.
In the 18th century, two men dedicated their ...
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The viruses that do us harm are vastly outnumbered by viruses that ...
If you think of an egg, what do you see in your mind's eye? A chicken egg, hardboiled? A slimy mass of frogspawn? Perhaps ...
It all started with a Hob Nob. As Dr Matt Morgan, an intensive care consultant, examined a patient who had suffered a cardiac arrest after ...
'Timely, important and compelling' Philip Ball
'A new and stunning argument' Azra Raza
What defines who we are?
Until now, the biological answer has been ...
Meet the ecosystem inside you ...
A timid Bifidobacterium named Biffy is forced to leave their family and become part of a new community, in the ...
From the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Gene, the stunning odyssey of the cell - the key to life ...
The stunning Sunday Times bestseller that will transform the way you perceive the world - from Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of I Contain Multitudes ...
You wake up and feel a tickle in your throat. Your head hurts. You're mildly annoyed as you get the kids ready for school ...
A leading scientist's spirited, confident guide to the way our immune system protects us-most of the time
Humans may be the most disease-ridden animals ...
Over the last half century, a quiet revolution has taken place. In a series of breathtaking discoveries, biochemist Thomas Cech and a diverse cast of ...
The fascinating and dramatic story of a forgotten, life-saving cure to conquer deadly bacterial infections - bacteriophages - and the remarkable scientists behind them
When antibiotics started ...
What with evolution and extinction, food chains and keystone species, rewilding and regeneration, the modern landscape of biodiversity is a vital place to explore. But ...
