Deadly companions : how microbes shaped our history /
The story of human history has been inextricably entwined with the story of microbes. Combining tales of devastating epidemics with accessible science and fascinating history, Deadly Companions reveals how closely microbes have evolved with us over the millennia, shaping human culture through infect...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- How it all began
- Our microbial inheritance
- Microbes jump species
- Crowds, filth and poverty
- Microbes go global
- Famine and devastation
- Deadly companions revealed
- The fight back.