{"product_id":"microbe-wars-by-gill-arbuthnott-9781787419155","title":"Microbe Wars","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince the beginning of human history, we have been at war with an invisible enemy: microbes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese tiny organisms can spread terrible diseases. Ramses V, Pharaoh of Egypt, may have died of smallpox; in 1918, a new illness called the Spanish Flu killed 50 million people in 18 months; and in the fourteenth century, the Black Death killed more than a quarter of the population. In more recent times, Covid-19 has changed the way we live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut there's good news too! Human scientists have learned to fight back. In the 18th century, Edward Jenner developed the first vaccine, and since the 1930s, penicillin has saved millions of lives. Many microbes are helpful as well; they aid our digestion, provide us with powerful medicines, and even food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the \u003cem\u003eMicrobe Wars\u003c\/em\u003e. It's good, it's bad, sometimes it's ugly, but it's a scientific journey filled with innovation and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46995735904492,"sku":"9781787419155","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10720593482824.jpg?v=1763118747","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/microbe-wars-by-gill-arbuthnott-9781787419155","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}