Of Microbes and Men. War and Peace on the Mucosal Surfaces

Inaugural lecture delivered on Thursday 20 November 2008

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical
Cover of the book Of Microbes and Men. War and Peace on the Mucosal Surfaces by Philippe Sansonetti, Collège de France
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Author: Philippe Sansonetti ISBN: 9782722602724
Publisher: Collège de France Publication: December 16, 2013
Imprint: Collège de France Language: English
Author: Philippe Sansonetti
ISBN: 9782722602724
Publisher: Collège de France
Publication: December 16, 2013
Imprint: Collège de France
Language: English

Our bodies contain ten times more bacteria than cells and their activity is essential for our organisms. A true symbiosis exists between humans and microbes, the complex mechanisms of which can only be decoded using molecular genetics. However these bacteria can also cause infectious and parasitic diseases which kill over 15 million people a year throughout the world. To develop effective treatments and vaccines for such diseases, scientists need to know how bacteria outmanoeuvre the body’s defence mechanisms and how to decipher the rules of war and peace between microbes and humans.

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Our bodies contain ten times more bacteria than cells and their activity is essential for our organisms. A true symbiosis exists between humans and microbes, the complex mechanisms of which can only be decoded using molecular genetics. However these bacteria can also cause infectious and parasitic diseases which kill over 15 million people a year throughout the world. To develop effective treatments and vaccines for such diseases, scientists need to know how bacteria outmanoeuvre the body’s defence mechanisms and how to decipher the rules of war and peace between microbes and humans.

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