{"product_id":"riddled-with-life-friendly-worms-ladybug-sex-and-the-parasites-that-make-us-who-we-are","title":"Riddled with Life: Friendly Worms, Ladybug Sex, and the Parasites That Make Us Who We Are","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eRiddled with Life: Friendly Worms, Ladybug Sex, and the Parasites That Make Us Who We Are\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMarlene Zuk\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780156034685\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHarvest Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2008\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e328\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eWe treat disease as our enemy. Germs and infections are things we battle. But what if we've been giving them a bum rap? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the earliest days of life on earth, disease has evolved alongside us. And its presence isn't just natural but is also essential to our health. Drawing on the latest research, Zuk answers a fascinating range of questions about disease: Why do men die younger than women? Why are we attracted to our mates? Why does the average male bird not have a penis? Why do we--as well as insects, birds, pigs, cows, goats, and even plants--get STDs? Why do we have sex at all, rather than simply splitting off copies of ourselves like certain geckos? And how is our obsession with cleanliness making us sicker? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this witty, engaging book, evolutionary biologist Zuk makes us rethink our instincts as she argues that disease is our partner, not our foe. Reconsider the fearsome parasite!\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Harvest Books","offers":[{"title":"Riddled with Life: Friendly Worms, Ladybug Sex, and the Parasites That Make Us Who We Are | Marlene Zuk | Paperback | 9780156034685 | Used: Very Good | Ecology \u0026 Biology 1785241 (temp: 27)","offer_id":50776779784450,"sku":"1785241","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/71_2Js-Pf7L.jpg?v=1792159857","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/riddled-with-life-friendly-worms-ladybug-sex-and-the-parasites-that-make-us-who-we-are","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}