EAN: 9781541647206

NEVER HOME ALONE - ROB DUNN TASCHENBUCH

In Never Home Alone   biologist Rob Dunn takes us to the edge of biology's latest frontier: our
own homes. Every house is a wilderness -- from the Egyptian meal moths in our kitchen cupboards
and the yeast in a sourdough starter  to the camel crickets living in the basement  to the
thousands of species of insects  bacteria  fungi  and plants live literally under our noses.
Our reaction  too often  is to sterilise. As we do  we unwittingly cultivate an entirely new
playground for evolution. Unfortunately  this means that we have created a range of new
parasites  from antibiotic-resistant microbes to nearly impossible to kill cockroaches  to
threaten ourselves with and destroyed helpful housemates. If we're not careful  the "healthier"
we try to make our homes  the more likely we'll be putting our own health at risk.  A rich
natural history and a thrilling scientific investigation  Never Home Alone shows us that if are
to truly thrive in our homes  we must learn to welcome the unknown guests that have been there
the whole time.

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