Ed Yong
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world.This book welcomes us into a previously unfathomable dimension-the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. We encounter beetles that are drawn to fires (and fireworks), songbirds that can see the Earth's magnetic...
Author
Language
English
Description
This book lets us peer into the world of microbes--not as germs to be eradicated, but as invaluable parts of our lives--allowing us to see how ubiquitous and vital microbes are: they sculpt our organs, defend us from disease, break down our food, educate our immune systems, guide our behavior, bombard our genomes with their genes, and grant us incredible abilities. While much of the prevailing discussion around the microbiome has focused on its implications...
Author
Publisher
Tendencias
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"La Tierra está repleta de imágenes y texturas, sonidos y vibraciones, olores y sabores, campos eléctricos y magnéticos. Pero cada individuo está encerrado dentro de su burbuja sensorial, propia y única, y solo percibe una pequeña porción de la inmensidad de nuestro planeta. Este libro nos abre las puertas a dimensiones hasta ahora insondables: el mundo tal como lo perciben otros animales. Encontraremos escarabajos que se sienten atraídos...