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Immune: A Journey Into The Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive

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"The "hitchhikers guide to the galaxy" of the immune system"
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Incredibly informative, well written, well presented, well illustrated. In classic Kurzgesagt style this breaks down insanely complex subject material and repackages it into a concise and easy to understand 330-ish page tome. I found this very easy to read and digest, and that is coming from an almost exclusive genre-fiction reader that finds non-fiction difficult most times.

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"Must read for all with a human body"
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Cleverly written, this is a must read for all humans. They explain how the immune system works with beautiful diagrams, great humor and masterfully simplified for anyone to understand. This is not a boring text book, it had me laughing at points but mostly marveling in the beautiful complex system that keeps us alive.

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"Informative and Interesting"
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There is a lot of complex information that is written in a way that is easy to understand and follow. Great book to get insight on immunology.

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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.

Author Biography:
Philipp Dettmer is the founder and head writer of Kurzgesagt, one of the largest science channels on Youtube with over fifteen million subscribers and one billion views. After dropping out of high school at age fifteen, Philipp met a remarkable teacher who inspired in him a passion for learning and understanding the world. He went on to study history and information design with a focus on infographics. After college, Philipp started Kurzgesagt as a passion project to explain complicated ideas from a holistic perspective. When the channel took off, Philipp dedicated himself full-time to making difficult ideas engaging and accessible.

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YouTube: Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

Author Biography:

Philipp Dettmer is the founder and head writer of Kurzgesagt, one of the largest science channels on Youtube with over fifteen million subscribers and one billion views. After dropping out of high school at age fifteen, Philipp met a remarkable teacher who inspired in him a passion for learning and understanding the world. He went on to study history and information design with a focus on infographics. After college, Philipp started Kurzgesagt as a passion project to explain complicated ideas from a holistic perspective. When the channel took off, Philipp dedicated himself full-time to making difficult ideas engaging and accessible. Philippdettmer.com YouTube: Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell
Release date Australia
November 9th, 2021
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  • General (US: Trade)
Pages
368
Dimensions
184x230x30
ISBN-13
9781529360684
All-time sales rank
Top 500
Product ID
34685899

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