I contain multitudes.

The human body harbors billions of microbes that make up an entire world in symbiosis with its environment. These microscopic and multitudinous vital companions not only shape our organs, protect us from diseases, and influence our behavior, but they are also key to understanding how life works.
In I Contain Multitudes, Ed Yong opens our eyes and invites us with his erudition and sense of humor to see ourselves as more than just individuals: as interdependent receptacles of the microbiomes that make up all living things.
Thus, we will discover the astonishing and invisible science behind the gigantic reefs built by corals, learn how certain squids create light shows, and see how bacteria can alter our response in the fight against cancer, manipulate our immune system, influence our evolution, and even modify our genome.
Bill Gates says about this book...
«After reading the very interesting book I Contain Multitudes by British journalist Ed Yong, I see microbes with a different eye and talk about them in new terms. [...] Yong literally synthesizes hundreds and hundreds of pages, never overwhelming you with science. He simply imparts one fascinating and surprising insight after another. I Contain Multitudes is the best science journalism.»