The Human Superorganism: How The Microbiome Is Revolutionizing The Pursuit Of A Healthy Life

Description

A cutting-edge new book that reveals how foreign microbes might actually be good for us, contrary to past belief. The microorganisms that we have sought to eliminate have been supporting our ancestors for centuries. They comprise 90 percent of the cells in our bodies and yet we have significantly reduced their power, sparking an epidemic of new diseases, or superbugs. The Human Superorganism presents pioneering research and offers a blueprint for a revolution in public health, by going against what we always thought was true: that foreign microbes are bad for us.

Author description

Rodney Dietertis Professor of Immunotoxicology at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He received his PhD in immunogenetics from the University of Texas at Austin. Among his authored and edited academic books are"Strategies for Protecting Your Child's Immune System"and"Immunotoxicity," "Immune Dysfunction, and Chronic Disease." Rodney previously directed Cornell's Graduate Field of Immunology, the Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors, and the Institute for Comparative and Environmental Toxicology, and he has served as a Senior Fellow in the Cornell Center for the Environment. Recently, he appeared in the 2014 award-winning documentary"Microbirth." In 2015 he received the James G. Wilson Publication Award from the Teratology Society for the best paper of the year on the microbiome."