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What the Body Knows: A Guide to the New Science of Our Immune System - Softcover

John Trowsdale

 
9780300286885: What the Body Knows: A Guide to the New Science of Our Immune System
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0300286880 ISBN 13: 9780300286885
Verlag: Yale University Press, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

A leading scientist’s guide to the way our immune system protects us—but only most of the time
 
What is our immune system, and how does it work? A vast array of cells, proteins and chemicals spring into action whenever our bodies are damaged, but immunity is not something you can see, touch, or feel. It can fight off malicious bacteria and viruses, locate cancerous growths, and even rewire our brains—but sometimes our own tissues can get caught in its crossfire, with catastrophic consequences.
 
Humans may be the most disease-ridden animals on the planet. John Trowsdale shows how the immune system protects us, and how our bodies invest huge resources to keep it running. Immunity influences how we age and controls how we learn to fight off recurring diseases, and how our bodies respond to chronic conditions such as heart disease and dementia. But, in the case of allergies and autoimmune conditions, it can also easily get things wrong.
 
What the Body Knows is a hugely readable account of a fascinating phenomenon—one which, for good or for ill, impacts every aspect of our lives.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

John Trowsdale is emeritus professor at the University of Cambridge, where he was head of the Immunology Division, teaching students about immunity for over twenty years. Previously a researcher at Cancer Research UK, his work has been influential in understanding the genetics of immunity.

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Verlag
Yale University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2026
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0300286880
ISBN 13 
9780300286885
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
400
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