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A Subject With Many Facets

The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human by Siddhartha Mukherjee

May 7, 2023 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

Damn, sometimes you come across an author who’s skills you envy so much it hurts. Siddhartha Mukherjee is absolutely one of these authors. I wish I could communicate the intracies of biology in the way Mukherjee does, while keeping it both interesting and easy to digest. I sometimes struggle to do this in person, but in writing? It’s a daunting task.  Both of Mukherjee’s previous books— The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer; and The Gene: An Intimate History—are both excellent books that […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: cancer, CBR15Passport, Cell Biology, evolution, Genetics, immunology, No literal singing, Non-fiction (Science), Siddhartha Mukherjee

LittlePlat's CBR15 Review No:8 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: cancer, CBR15Passport, Cell Biology, evolution, Genetics, immunology, No literal singing, Non-fiction (Science), Siddhartha Mukherjee ·
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Birds on the Brain

Sentinel Chickens: What Birds Tell Us About Our Health and the World, by Peter C Doherty

October 31, 2021 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

After over eighteeen months of pandemic, I’m sure most people have read a book or two about pandemics, disease outbreaks, or even just viruses. Most of these books probably don’t leave the reader feeling very relaxed. Sentinel Chickens: What Birds Tell Us About Our Health and the World, is not like that. Full of amicable ancedotes about birds, diseases and their relations with regards to humans, this books was such a gentle read that I felt that I could take it to the beach and […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: birds, cbr13bingo, chickens, immunology, influenza, pandemic, Peter C Doherty

LittlePlat's CBR13 Review No:24 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: birds, cbr13bingo, chickens, immunology, influenza, pandemic, Peter C Doherty ·
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    I've read it, but I haven't listened to the audiobook. I'll have to check that out!
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    on “What is a river but an open throat; what is water but a voice?”
    No, but now I'm wishing I had! The print version has really lovely illustrations though.
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    I really liked this one.
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