![]() ![]() Not only have premier scientific publications like Science and Nature devoted entire issues to the topic, but more popular press outlets like Scientific American and the Economist have been similarly riveted. But its popularity has exploded overnight. Until just a few years ago, the microbiome was not a topic of mainstream scientific interest. To quote Walt Whitman, as he does in the title of the book: ‘I am large, I contain multitudes.’ Yong encourages us to reconsider our view of ourselves as individuals, when in fact ‘we are legion, each and every one of us’. The microbiome is the community of microbes that live within each of our bodies-the bacteria, viruses, and protozoa that exist in a symbiotic relationship with us, at least most of the time. ![]() Ed Yong's I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within us and a Grander View of Life is a thoughtful, readable, and even humorous look at the rapidly evolving field of microbiome research. ![]()
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