Immunity | The Remarkable Science of Your Body's Defence - How the Immune System Recognises Every Threat, Fights with Extraordinary Precision, and Remembers What It Has Defeated

Editore

Dr. Elena Marchetti

Data di pubblicazione

2026

Lingua

Inglese

ISBN 13

9798256174651

Rilegatura

Taschenbuch

Condizione

Neu

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Peso

270 grammi

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Riassunto

Right now, your immune system is fighting a war you never see.

Every second of every day, billions of bacteria test your defenses. Viruses search for a way inside your cells. Fungi, parasites, and other microorganisms compete for survival. At the same time, damaged and potentially cancerous cells arise naturally within your own body and must be identified and eliminated before they can multiply.

Most of this happens without you ever noticing.

It is made possible by one of the most sophisticated biological systems evolution has ever produced: the human immune system.

An intricate network of cells, organs, tissues, signaling molecules, and microscopic defenses works continuously to distinguish friend from foe, remember previous infections, repair damaged tissue, and maintain the delicate balance that keeps you alive.

When it functions properly, you barely know it exists.

When it fails, the consequences can affect every organ in the body.

Immunity is a clear, scientifically rigorous, and accessible exploration of how the body's defense system actually works. Written by immunologist Dr. Elena Marchetti, this book transforms one of biology's most complex subjects into an engaging journey through the science that protects you every moment of your life.

Beginning with the remarkable history of immunology-from the first observations of acquired immunity to the revolutionary discoveries that transformed modern medicine-you'll follow the immune system from its earliest lines of defense to the extraordinary precision of adaptive immunity and immunological memory.

Inside you'll discover:

Throughout the book, complex biological processes are explained with clarity, scientific accuracy, and real-world examples, making advanced immunology accessible to curious readers without sacrificing depth.

Whether you're fascinated by human biology, studying medicine or the life sciences, working in healthcare, or simply curious about the invisible system that keeps you alive every day, Immunity provides an authoritative introduction to one of the most important fields in modern science.

Because every breath you take, every wound that heals, every infection you survive, and every healthy day you enjoy depends on an extraordinary system that has been protecting you since before you were born.

Science at its most relevant-about the remarkable biological network defending you every moment of your life.

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