Thanks to Joe DeCapo for his response to my offer of an autographed book plate for the new edition of Parasite Rex. And yes, his cat (named μ) does probably haz one.
Originally published April 22, 2011. Copyright 2011 Carl Zimmer.
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For some time now I’ve been bewitched by the microbiome–those 100 trillion passengers that make our bodies their vessel (here’s a piece from the New York Times last year, and a long essay from last month). But I was especially intrigued by a paper that came out today in Nature. Scientists found they could sort people into just three distinct gut microbiomes, much like they can sort people into four blood types. Here’s mystory in the Times, which will appear in tomorrow’s edition.
Continue reading “Blood type, meet bug type: my new story for the New York Times”
The reviews are just starting to come out for A Planet of Viruses–here’s a starred one slated to appear soon in Booklist:
Continue reading “A Planet of Viruses: “Absolutely top drawer”says Booklist”
We like to think about risks with simple arrows. If A, then B. If wildfires break out, some people may lose their homes. If an oil pipeline leaks, it can pollute the soil. But if you put a wildfire and an oil pipeline leak together in the same place at the same time, the whole becomes a lot nastier than sum of its parts.
I’ll be speaking tomorrow at SUNY Plattsburgh on the occasion of the publication ofthe new edition of Parasite Rex. I’ll be talking about the many ways in which parasites have infiltrated my mind since the book first came out a decade ago. I hope some Loominaries will be able to attend, and be infiltrated as well.
Where: SUNY Plattburgh, Plattsburgh NY. Room 206, Yokum Hall. (Directions and campus map)
When: Friday, April 15, 12:15 pm.
More details here.
Originally published April 14, 2011. Copyright 2011 Carl Zimmer.