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Montgomery, David R.; Biklé, Anne

 
9780393244403: The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health
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ISBN 10: 0393244407 ISBN 13: 9780393244403
Editorial: WW Norton & Co, 2015

Sinopsis

Our world is built on an invisible one we are barely beginning to understand. In The Hidden Half of Nature, geologist David R. Montgomery and biologist Anne Biklé argue that Earth’s smallest creatures―microbes―could fundamentally change how we grow food, what we eat and how we practise medicine. The Hidden Half of Nature shares Montgomery and Biklé’s efforts to turn a barren patch of ground into a flourishing garden, and Biklé’s struggle with cancer. Taking readers deep into the science and history of agriculture and immunology, they show that microbes can provide powerful solutions to the problems plaguing modern agriculture as well as our own bodies. A spellbinding story, The Hidden Half of Nature reveals how we can restore fertility to the land and defeat chronic diseases.

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David R. Montgomery is a professor of Earth and space sciences at the University of Washington. He studies the evolution of topography and the influence of geomorphological processes on ecological systems and human societies. He received a BS from Stanford University (1984, geology) and a PhD from UC Berkeley (1991, geomorphology). His field studies have included projects around the world and he is an elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union. He has received many awards throughout his career, including a MacArthur Fellowship and the Vega Medal. His books Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations, King of Fish: The Thousand-Year Run of Salmon, and The Rocks Don’t Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah’s Flood have all won the Washington State Book Award in General Nonfiction. Montgomery’s Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life was a finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Award for Literary Science Writing. He also coauthored with Anne Biklé The Hidden Half of Nature and What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health. Most recently, he published his case for regenerative agriculture, Regen: A New Future for Farming, Food, and Health. His books have been translated into eleven languages. He is also a coauthor of the textbook Essentials of Physical Geography with W. W. Norton.

Anne Biklé is a biologist and environmental planner. Her career spans the fields of environmental stewardship, habitat restoration, and public health. The Hidden Half of Nature is her first book.

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Editorial
WW Norton & Co
Año de publicación
2015
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0393244407
ISBN 13 
9780393244403
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
320
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