![]() ![]() ![]() It has been honed by evolution over millennia to face an almost infinite array of threats. Its legion of microscopic foot soldiers-from T cells to “natural killers”-patrols our body, linked by a nearly instantaneous communications grid. Matt Richtel's An Elegant Defense uniquely entwines these intimate stories with science’s centuries-long quest to unlock the mysteries of sickness and health, and illuminates the immune system as never before.The immune system is our body’s essential defense network, a guardian vigilantly fighting illness, healing wounds, maintaining order and balance, and keeping us alive. ![]() Two women with autoimmunity discover their own bodies have turned against them. Explicates for the lay reader the intricate biology of our immune system." -JEROME GROOPMAN, New York Review of BooksA terminal cancer patient rises from the grave. I highly recommend this extraordinary book.” -DOUGLAS PRESTON“Vividly told. Magnificently reported and soulfully crafted, An Elegant Defense is an epic, first-of-its-kind exploration of the human immune system and the secrets of health, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times journalist“One of those rare nonfiction books that transcends the genre. . ![]()
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