**A Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller** Out now: The
bestselling book from the creator of the wildly popular science
YouTube channel, Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell, a gorgeously
illustrated deep dive into the immune system that will change how
you think about your body forever. Please note: the originally
supplied fixed format edition of the eBook has now been replaced to
address difficulties experienced by some readers. Please delete the
previous version from your device and download the new edition.
__________ 'A truly brilliant introduction to the human body's vast
system for fighting infections and other threats' JOHN GREEN, #1
New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars 'Reads
as if it's a riveting sci-fi novel . . . a delightful treat for the
curious' TIM URBAN, creator of Wait But Why __________ You wake up
and feel a tickle in your throat. Your head hurts. You're mildly
annoyed as you get the kids ready for school and dress for work
yourself. Meanwhile, an utterly epic war is being fought, just
below your skin. Millions are fighting and dying for you to be able
to complain as you drink your cup of tea and head out the door. So
what, exactly, IS your immune system? Second only to the human
brain in its complexity, it is one of the oldest and most critical
facets of life on Earth. Without it, you would die within days. In
Immune, Philipp Dettmer, the brains behind the most popular science
channel on YouTube, takes readers on a journey through the fortress
of the human body and its defences. There is a constant battle of
staggering scale raging within us, full of stories of invasion,
strategy, defeat, and noble self-sacrifice. In fact, in the time
you've been reading this, your immune system has probably
identified and eradicated a cancer cell that started to grow in
your body. Each chapter delves deeply into an element of the immune
system, including defences like antibodies and inflammation as well
as threats like viruses, bacteria, allergies and cancer, as Dettmer
reveals why boosting your immune system is actually nonsense, how
parasites sneak their way past your body's defences, how viruses -
including the coronavirus - work, and what goes on in your wounds
when you cut yourself. Enlivened by engaging full-colour graphics
and immersive descriptions, Immune turns one of the most intricate,
interconnected, and confusing subjects - immunology - into a
gripping adventure through an astonishing alien landscape.
Challenging what you know and think about your own body and how it
defends you against all sorts of maladies and how it might also
eventually be your own downfall, Immune is a vital and remarkably
fun crash course in what is arguably, and increasingly, the most
important system in the body. __________
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