Immune : a journey into the mysterious system that keeps you alive
Dettmer, Philipp2021
Book
Total copies: 1
So what, exactly, IS your immune system? Second only to the human brain in its complexity, it is one of the oldest and most critical facets of life on Earth. Without it, you would die within days. In this book, Philipp Dettmer, the brains behind the most popular science channel on YouTube, takes readers on a journey through the fortress of the human body and its defences. Each chapter delves deeply into an element of the immune system, including defences like antibodies and inflammation as well as threats like viruses, bacteria, allergies and cancer, as Dettmer reveals why boosting your immune system is actually nonsense, how parasites sneak their way past your body's defences, how viruses - including the coronavirus - work, and what goes on in your wounds when you cut yourself.
Main title:
Immune : a journey into the mysterious system that keeps you alive / Philipp Dettmer.
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Imprint:
London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2021.
Collation:
xviii, 341 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Description based on information supplied online (viewed on December 14, 2021).Originally published: New York: Random House.
ISBN:
9781529360684 (hbk)1529360684 (hbk)
Dewey class:
616.079 DET616.079
LC class:
QR181
Language:
English
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BRN:
382486