Philipp Dettmer

”Utan tvekan kommer läsaren utan medicinska förkunskaper både få överraskningar och aha-upplevelser, kunna oändligt mycket mer om immunsystemet och få sig ett gott skratt längs vägen; populärvetenskap i sin bästa form.” BTJFöreställ dig att du vaknar i morgon med hosta, snuva och ont i halsen. Du är trött men ställer dig i duschen, irriterad över hur besvärligt livet kan vara. Vid detta tillfälle pågår en enorm aktivitet inom dig. Inkräktarna strömmar igenom kroppen och dödar hundratusentals celler, samtidigt som kroppen bygger upp ett försvar, kommunicerar över stora avstånd, aktiverar invecklade nätverk och snabbt dödar miljoner, eller rent av miljarder, fiender. Allt medan du står i duschen och är irriterad. Men vad är det egentligen som händer och hur fungerar immunsystemet? Det får du veta i Immun, en bok som med spännande berättelser och tydliggörande liknelser förklarar hur det envisa, smarta och pålitliga immunförsvaret håller oss vid liv – såvida det inte gör uppror och angriper oss själva. Boken har översatts till mer än 20 språk och är en fördjupning av Philipp Dettmers Youtubekanal Kurzgesagt-In a nutshell med 18 miljoner följare.https://www.youtube.com/c/inanutshell/featured"Sprängfylld med grafiska förklaringar av ett komplext ämne." Forskning & Framsteg”Genom underhållande berättelser och ett unikt sätt att förklara komplexa sammanhang är Immun en lysande introduktion till människokroppens system för att bekämpa infektioner och andra hot. Med humor och intelligens hjälper Dettmer oss att förstå inte bara det vackra och uppfinningsrika hos immunsvaret, utan också vad som fungerar (och kanske ännu viktigare vad som inte fungerar!) när vi försöker stärka immunförsvaret.” John Green, författare”en övertygande skildring av det mänskliga immunförsvaret och dess hjältar och lönnmördare … precis den bok vi behöver just nu.” The San Francisco Chronicle

**The instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller**The book from the creator of the wildly popular science YouTube channel, KURZGESAGT - IN A NUTSHELL, a fully illustrated deep dive into the immune system that will change how you think about your body forever.__________'Fast-paced and full of wonder... Dettmer's book is the feast we've been waiting for.' SCIENCE'Reads as if it's a riveting sci-fi novel . . . a delightful treat for the curious' TIM URBAN, creator of Wait But WhyYou wake up and feel a tickle in your throat. Your head hurts. You're mildly annoyed as you get the kids ready for school and dress for work yourself. Meanwhile, an utterly epic war is being fought, just below your skin. Millions are fighting and dying for you to be able to complain as you drink your cup of tea and head out the door. So what, exactly, IS your immune system? Second only to the human brain in its complexity, it is one of the oldest and most critical facets of life on Earth. Without it, you would die within days. In Immune, Philipp Dettmer, the brains behind the most popular science channel on YouTube, takes readers on a journey through the fortress of the human body and its defences. There is a constant battle of staggering scale raging within us, full of stories of invasion, strategy, defeat, and noble self-sacrifice. In fact, in the time you've been reading this, your immune system has probably identified and eradicated a cancer cell that started to grow in your body. Each chapter delves deeply into an element of the immune system, including defences like antibodies and inflammation as well as threats like viruses, bacteria, allergies and cancer, as Dettmer reveals why boosting your immune system is actually nonsense, how parasites sneak their way past your body's defences, how viruses - including the coronavirus - work, and what goes on in your wounds when you cut yourself. Enlivened by engaging full-colour graphics and immersive descriptions, Immune turns one of the most intricate, interconnected, and confusing subjects - immunology - into a gripping adventure through an astonishing alien landscape. Challenging what you know and think about your own body and how it defends you against all sorts of maladies and how it might also eventually be your own downfall, Immune is a vital and remarkably fun crash course in what is arguably, and increasingly, the most important system in the body.__________'A truly brilliant introduction to the human body's vast system for fighting infections and other threats'JOHN GREEN, bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A gorgeously illustrated deep dive into the immune system that will forever change how you think about your body, from the creator of the popular science YouTube channel Kurzgesagt--In a Nutshell "Through wonderful analogies and a genius for clarifying complex ideas, Immune is a truly brilliant introduction to the human body's vast system for fighting infections and other threats."--John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars You wake up and feel a tickle in your throat. Your head hurts. You're mildly annoyed as you get the kids ready for school and dress for work yourself. Meanwhile, an epic war is being fought, just below your skin. Millions are fighting and dying for you to be able to complain as you head out the door. But most of us never really stop to ask: What even is our immune system? Second only to the human brain in its complexity, it is one of the oldest and most critical facets of life on Earth. Without it, you would die within days. In Immune, Philipp Dettmer, the brains behind the most popular science channel on YouTube, takes readers on a journey through the fortress of the human body and its defenses. There is a constant battle of staggering scale raging within us, full of stories of invasion, strategy, defeat, and noble self-sacrifice. In fact, in the time you've been reading this, your immune system has probably identified and eradicated a cancer cell that started to grow in your body. Each chapter delves into an element of the immune system, including defenses like antibodies and inflammation as well as threats like bacteria, allergies, and cancer, as Dettmer reveals why boosting your immune system is actually nonsense, how parasites sneak their way past your body's defenses, how viruses work, and what goes on in your wounds when you cut yourself. Enlivened by engaging full-color graphics and immersive descriptions, Immune turns one of the most intricate, interconnected, and confusing subjects--immunology--into a gripping adventure through an astonishing alien landscape. Immune is a vital and remarkably fun crash course in what is arguably, and increasingly, the most important system in the body.