{"product_id":"dangerous-miracle-by-liam-shaw-9781529967784","title":"Dangerous Miracle","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAntibiotics\u003c\/em\u003e: invented by microbes, mined by humans - and now we are running out. Discover their miraculous history and how we confront their uncertain future in this epic story of progress, power and exploitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRiveting ... In combining the passion of Robert Macfarlane with the incisiveness of Patrick Radden Keefe, Shaw has announced himself as a brilliant new voice in science writing\u003c\/em\u003e - Rachel Clarke, Spectator\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAntibiotics. Invented by microbes. Mined by humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe discovery of antibiotics is one of humanity's greatest achievements, saving millions of lives and changing the world forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut, unlike other drugs, each time we take antibiotics we use up a finite resource. And now we are running out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the spellbinding story of how we learned to harness the fossil fuels of medicine - and an urgent call to adapt, so they can hold a place in our future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis history of scientific discovery and corporate greed chronicles arguably the most significant technological advance of the 20th century ... A lively history and a stark warning\u003c\/em\u003e - Sunday Times, Best Books of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48340126499052,"sku":"9781529967784","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529967784-dangerous-miracle-1.jpg?v=1789012168","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/dangerous-miracle-by-liam-shaw-9781529967784","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}