{"product_id":"biography-of-a-germ-paperback","title":"Biography of a Germ - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArno Karlen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArno Karlen, author of \u003cb\u003eMan and Microbes\u003c\/b\u003e, focuses on a single bacterium in \u003cb\u003eBiography of a Germ\u003c\/b\u003e, giving us an intimate view of a life that has been shaped by and is in turn transforming our own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorrelia burgdorferi\u003c\/i\u003e is the germ that causes Lyme disease. In existence for some hundred million years, it was discovered only recently. Exploring its evolution, its daily existence, and its journey from ticks to mice to deer to humans, Karlen lucidly examines the life and world of this recently prominent germ. He also describes how it\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eattacks the human body, and how by changing the environment, people are now much more likely to come into contact with it. Charming and thorough and smart, this book is a wonderfully written biography of your not so typical biographical subject.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArno Karlen, author of Man and Microbes, focuses on a single bacterium in Biography of a Germ, giving us an intimate view of a life that has been shaped by and is in turn transforming our own. \u003cbr\u003e\"Borrelia burgdorferi is the germ that causes Lyme disease. In existence for some hundred million years, it was discovered only recently. Exploring its evolution, its daily existence, and its journey from ticks to mice to deer to humans, Karlen lucidly examines the life and world of this recently prominent germ. He also describes how it\" attacks the human body, and how by changing the environment, people are now much more likely to come into contact with it. Charming and thorough and smart, this book is a wonderfully written biography of your not so typical biographical subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArno Karlen, Ph.D., a pschoanalyst, has written widely on history and biomedical science. He is the author of \u003cb\u003eNapoleon's Glands and Other Ventures in Biohistory\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMan and Microbes: Diseases and Plauges in History and Modern Times\u003c\/b\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 7.79 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758587642144,"sku":"9780385720663","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e55b4c2c3fef2bbc75f01f475fa2eb3f_10b75f19-a279-411b-a154-e5ea0342b6d7.webp?v=1780129888","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/biography-of-a-germ-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}