Life After Death: What Happens to Your Body After You Die?

Michael Wilson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XI, 271 Seiten

2022 | 1st ed. 2022
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-83035-9 (ISBN)

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Death is not an end - it's a new beginning. After death, all of the molecules that came together to form the living "you" become nutrients for millions of creatures, large and small. Your body becomes the hub of a complex ecosystem of microbes, insects, worms, plants and more. Cheer up! This book shows how you are going to live forever - as components of so many other wonderful creatures. It describes the science behind the remarkable recycling of your body. We begin with lessons about how your body functions, is a collection of valuable nutrients and is a home to millions of microbes. The book goes on to describe the various stages the body passes through as it decomposes following death. The microbes and insects that make use of your tissues are then introduced. Finally, you will learn about the enduring effects that your body will have on the wider biosphere. We are rich in valuable resources that will end up feeding an immense number and variety of other creatures. Inevitably, your body will support the continuation of life on our beautiful planet - this book describes how all this happens.

Professor Michael Wilson is an Emeritus Professor of Microbiology at University College London and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists. He has written 337 scientific papers and 12 books on microbiology and infectious diseases and has supervised the research projects of 35 PhD and 46 MSc students. As well as carrying out research and teaching, he has 33 years experience in the laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases. He is the author of Close Encounters of the Microbial Kind: Everything You Need to Know About Common Infections with Dr. Philippa J.K. Wilson, and Into the Labyrinth: In Search of Daidalos.

1. It comes to us all.- 2. A rich bag of goodies: The human body as a source of nutrients.- 3. Our life-long microbial companions: Who are they, and what do they get up to when we're alive?.- 4. Not a pretty picture: Our appearance after death.- 5. The great betrayal: Our own cells and our symbionts turn against us.- 6. From the micro to the macro: Now the big guys move in.- 7. And what about the rest of the big, wide world?: Corpse decomposition and the environment.

Erscheinungsdatum	30.03.2022
Reihe/Serie	Popular Science
Reihe/Serie	Springer Praxis Books
Zusatzinfo	XI, 271 p. 178 illus., 169 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	438 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
Schlagworte	Body Farm • cadaver • circle of life • corpse • Decomposition • Environmental impact • forensic medicine • human body • indigenous microbiota • Macroscopic • mammalian partner • microbial ecology • microbial signature • Microscopic • necrobiome • scavengers • symbiosis
ISBN-10	3-030-83035-7 / 3030830357
ISBN-13	978-3-030-83035-9 / 9783030830359
Zustand	Neuware