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The hidden half of nature : the microbial roots of life and health / David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Montgomery, David R., 1961- author.
- Biklé, Anne, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Microbiology--Physiology.
- Microbiology.
- Conservation of natural resources.
- Crops.
- Health promotion.
- Soil microbiology.
- Conservation of Natural Resources.
- Crops, Agricultural.
- Health Promotion.
- Soil Microbiology.
- Physiology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Conservation of Natural Resources.
- Crops, Agricultural.
- Health Promotion.
- Soil Microbiology.
- Physical Description:
- 309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
- Summary:
- "Prepare to set aside what you think you know about yourself and microbes. Good health--for people and for plants--depends on Earth's smallest creatures. [This book] tells the story of our tangled relationship with microbes and their potential to revolutionize agriculture and medicine, from garden to gut"--Dust jacket flap.
- Contents:
- Dead dirt
- Thinking small
- Looking into life
- Better together
- War on the soil
- Underground allies
- Too close to home
- Inner nature
- Invisible enemies
- Feuding saviors
- Personal alchemists
- Tending the garden
- Courting ancient friends
- Cultivating health.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780393244403
- 0393244407
- OCLC:
- 902661478
- Publisher Number:
- 40025445733
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