Yuan Kun Lee

1. Why do you get a kick out of roller coaster rides and bungee jumps? -- 2. Looking into the cells : how human are we? -- 3. Looking into the command post of human cells : the nucleus, are we human at all? -- 4. Why is there so much junk in our genes? -- 5. The tendency of humans to trade-off our body functions under the assault of disease-causing microbes -- 6. Looking into our intestines -- 7. Why do we have diarrhoea? -- 8. Do we eat because we need the food? -- 9. Microbes help those who help themselves -- 10. Are we fat because we eat too much and exercise too little? -- 11. Our indecent liaison with yeast -- 12. Who is the father of democracy? -- 13. The pseudo-tyrants -- 14. Did HIV learn from smallpox? -- 15. Why are some pathogens more willing to kill the hosts than others? -- 16. SARS virus, the new kid on the block -- 17. Who is afraid of bird flu? -- 18. Why do microbes want to colonize the human body? -- 19. Does the ability to love make humans different from lower forms of organisms? -- 20. Microbes kill for their offspring! -- 21. Does your blood type determine your fortune? -- 22. A human body without microbes?

Microbes, the Puppet Masters!

Who are We?

Zongxin Ling

Tingtao Chen

Qixiao Zhai

Xinglin Zhang

The Role of Dietary Interventions in The Regulation of Host-Microbe Interactions

Seppo Salminen

Since the publication of the first edition in 1999, the science of probiotics and prebiotics has matured greatly and garnered more interest. The first handbook on the market, Handbook of Probiotics and Prebiotics: Second Edition updates the data in its predecessor, and it also includes material topics not previously discussed in the first edition, including methods protocols, cell line and animal models, and coverage of prebiotics. The editors supplement their expertise by bringing in international experts to contribute chapters. This second edition brings together the information needed for the successful development of a pro- or prebiotic product from laboratory to market.

Handbook of Probiotics and Prebiotics

Yuan Kun Lee

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