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Books by Ed Yong

Ed Yong is an award-winning science journalist. After receiving a Master of Arts degree in zoology from the University of Cambridge, Yong was awarded a Master of Philosophy from the University College London for his thesis on the biochemistry of resolvases. Author of the National Geographic blog “Not Exactly Rocket Science” and the New York Times bestseller “I Contain Multitudes.”

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I Contain Multitudes

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Ed Yong’s enlightening debut book “I Contain Multitudes” explores the extraordinary partnership between microbes and animals. With humor and erudition, Yong takes you into their world and shows you how ubiquitous and vital microbes are. He invites you to marvel at yourselves and other animals in a new light and discover your own existence, evolution, and life itself.

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