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Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
With quirky charm, rising science star Giulia Enders explains the gut's magic, answering questions like: Why does acid reflux happen? What's really up with gluten and lactose intolerance? How does the gut affect obesity and mood? Enders's beguiling manifesto will make you finally listen to those butterflies in your stomach: they're trying to tell you something important.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Washington post reporter David Hoffman investigates the rise in hospitals, communities, and across the globe of untreatable infections. Fueled by decades of antibiotic overuse, the crisis has deepened as major drug companies have abandoned the development of new antibiotics. Without swift action, the miracle age of antibiotics could be coming to an end.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"JJ Smith, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse, provides an all-new and accessible detox system that rids the body of unwanted fat and bacteria for renewed energy and lasting weight loss. In the tradition of certified weight loss expert and nutritionist JJ Smith's 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse, Think Yourself Thin, and Green Smoothies for Life, comes the 7-Day Apple Cider Vinegar Cleanse. This revolutionary cleanse...
5) Nucleation
Author
Publisher
Tachyon
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Helen Vectorvich just botched first contact. And she did it in both virtual reality and outer space.Only the most elite Far Reaches deep-space pilots get to run waldos: robots controlled from thousands of lightyears away via neural integration and quantum entanglement. Helen and her navigator were heading the construction of a wormhole gate that would connect Earth to the star, until a routine system check turned deadly. As nasty rumors swarm around...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
c2015.
Language
English
Description
Suddenly, research findings require a paradigm shift in our view of the microbial world. The Human Microbiome Project at the National Institutes of Health is well under way, and unprecedented scientific technology now allows the censusing of trillions of microbes inside and on our bodies as well as in the places where we live, work, and play. This intriguing, up-to-the-minute book for scientists and nonscientists alike explains what researchers are...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A rollicking yet rigorous inquiry that follows the science of germs into the kitchen, restaurant, and everywhere else you eat and drink. Have you ever dropped a chip on the ground, picked it up after five seconds--then eaten it? Or debated which spreads fewer germs, paper towels or electric hand dryers? What about backwash? These are perennial questions when it comes to food and germs, and Did You Just Eat That? provides the answers. Food scientists...
Author
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Craig Venter takes a voyage of discovery across the seas, to learn about the genetics and extraordinary capacities of underwater microorganisms. The Voyage of Sorcerer II reveals an array of previously unknown life, altering our sense of the evolutionary past and pointing the way to biotechnologies that could counter the effects of climate change"--
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"El sistema inmunitario es el conjunto de elementos y procesos biológicos en el interior de un organismo que le permite mantener el equilibrio interno frente a agresiones externas, ya sean de naturaleza biológica (agentes patógenos) o físico-químicas (como contaminantes o radiaciones), e internas (por ejemplo, células cancerosas). Con este libro descubrirás los diez alimentos fundamentales a los más perjudiciales, cómo nos ayudan los probióticos...
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of his father's untimely death and his family's indecision over what to do with the remains, Thomas Mira y Lopez became obsessed with the type and variety of places where we lay the dead to rest. The result is a singular collection of essays that weaves together history, mythology, journalism, and personal narrative into the author's search for a place to process grief. Mira y Lopez explores unusual hallowed grounds--from the world's...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Sigma
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The adventures of James Bond have thrilled readers since Ian Fleming's novel Casino Royale was published in 1953, and when the movie of Dr No was released in 1962, Bond quickly became the world's favourite secret agent. Science and technology have always been central to the plots that make up the world of Bond, and in Superspy Science Kathryn Harkup explores the full range of 007's exploits and the arms, technologies, tactics and downfalls of his...
Author
Publisher
Quarry Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When you step into your kitchen to cook or bake, you put science to work. Physics and chemistry come into play each time you simmer, steam, bake, freeze, boil, puree, saute, or ferment food. Knowing something about the physics, biology, and chemistry of food will give you the basic tools to be the best chef you can be. Bodacious Bubble Tea, Flavorful Fruit Leather, Super Spring Rolls, Mouthwatering Meatballs...divided by course, each lab presents...
Author
Series
Publisher
Editoral Océano
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
¡Volvámonos virales juntos! Elena se encuentra en la peligrosísima misión de reclutar a does de las plagas más mortales de la historia: Peste Bubónica y Fiebre Amarilla. Si lo logra, podrá combatir otras enfermedades como el cáncer y la malria. Pero convencerias no será tarea fácil, y para ello tendrá que recorrer todo el sistema inmune con ellas y con la ayuda de uno de sus linfocitos más fuertes.
In gloriously gross detail, you'll meet...
Author
Series
Narrativas hispánicas volume 639
Publisher
Anagrama
Pub. Date
febrero 2020
Language
Español
Description
A hilarious novel about the fear of being invaded. A story about two friends, a neighborhood and a few conspiracy theories. Thirteen thousand eight hundred million years after the birth of our Universe, in a western city, two immigrant friends face a vital crisis. Max just lost his restaurant because the landlord hasn't renewed his lease; Gast̤n must put his dog, Gato, to sleep, diagnosed with a terminal illness. Max locks himself in the restaurant...
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