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  • Published: 4 May 2023
  • ISBN: 9780241996164
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $26.00
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Dark Matter

The New Science of the Microbiome





An urgent investigation into a brave new world in science - the microbiome - and how it could save our health.

The microbiome is the missing link in modern medicine, a vast genetic universe of 'dark matter' - bacteria, yeasts, viruses and parasites - that lives inside us. It conducts the orchestra of our immune system, adapts with us as we age and influences how we think and feel, our sex lives and even how fast we run.
In this mindblowing book, scientist and surgeon James Kinross explains how the organisms that live within us have helped us evolve, shaped our biology and defined the success of our species. But just as we have discovered this delicate and complex ecosystem within us, it is being irrevocably destroyed through antibiotic addition, industrial food production, the globalisation of our diets and lifestyles, and the destruction of our environment.

This pioneering book is both a guide to hacking the microbiome for a healthier life and a call to protect the most vulnerable human ecosystem of all.

  • Published: 4 May 2023
  • ISBN: 9780241996164
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $26.00
Categories:

About the author

James Kinross

James Kinross is a Senior Lecturer in Colorectal Surgery and a Consultant Surgeon at Imperial College London. His clinical interest is in the treatment of colorectal cancer. He was an NIHR Clinical Lecturer and was awarded a Royal College of Surgeons of England training fellowship during his PhD on the gut microbiome. He is a visiting Professor at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland.

Praise for Dark Matter

A totally addictive and illuminating read. Compelling from beginning to end

Dr Saliha Mahmood Ahmed, gastroenterologist and bestselling author of The Kitchen Prescription

A fountain of knowledge and sense in an overwhelming world of science

Rhiannon Lambert, Registered Nutritionist and Sunday Times Bestselling Author

A spellbinding explanation of microbiology that will help you get to the bottom of health and happiness

John Vincent, Co-Founder of Leon

I've long been interested in the microbiome, and have been eagerly awaiting a book that might uncover some of its mysteries. This is that book

Heston Blumenthal

This book is really, really interesting ... Nothing more important in your life than your microbiome .... this will change your life

Chris Evans

Engaging ... [Dark Matter] stands out in revealing the microbiome through the eyes of a clinician who sees each patient not just as a human, but as a human entwined with a complex, dynamic ecosystem

New Scientist

Important and devastating

The Times

Dark Matter provides a deep and engaging dive into the world of microbiome science while acknowledging the limitations of the field and the fact that misconceptions and hype abound

Dr Shilpa Ravella, author of A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet and Disease
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