" informative and infectiously readable book."-Cell While acknowledges that the questions outnumber the answers in this relatively nascent field, he thrills to the potential inherent in what scientists have already learned about microbes' astonishing powers. a tale that shifts our personal cosmology and compels us to look anew at the world-The Guardian "Beautiful, smart, and sometimes shocking."-Wired Yong - who like Carl Zimmer belongs to the highest tier of science journalists at work today - weaves revelatory anecdotes and cutting-edge reporting into an elegant, illuminating page-turner."-Minneapolis Star Tribune By the end of the book his sense of wonder for microbes was, well, infectious."-Boston Globe Yong's curiosity and humor made me smile and even laugh out loud, much to my husband's surprise. "Not since de Kruif's classic, "Microbe Hunters, '' has this invisible world been brought so vividly to life. infectiously enthusiastic."-New York Times Book Review " excellent and vivid introduction to our microbiota.
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