Most delicious poison : the story of nature's toxins--from spices to vices
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Author
Contributors
Johnson, Julie, illustrator.
Published
New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780316386579, 031638657X
Physical Desc
295 pages ; 25 cm
Status
North County Branch - Adult Nonfiction - New
615.95 Whitmean
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615.95 Whitmean
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Published
New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780316386579, 031638657X
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
An evolutionary biologist tells the story of nature's toxins and why we are attracted--and addicted--to them, in this "magisterial, fascinating, and gripping tour de force" (Neil Shubin). A deadly secret lurks within our spice racks, medicine cabinets, backyard gardens, and private stashes. Scratch beneath the surface of a coffee bean, a red pepper flake, a poppy seed, a mold spore, a foxglove leaf, a magic-mushroom cap, a marijuana bud, or an apple seed, and we find a bevy of strange chemicals. We use these to greet our days (caffeine), titillate our tongues (capsaicin), recover from surgery (opioids), cure infections (penicillin), mend our hearts (digoxin), bend our minds (psilocybin), calm our nerves (CBD), and even kill our enemies (cyanide). But why do plants and fungi produce such chemicals? And how did we come to use and abuse some of them? Based on cutting-edge science in the fields of evolution, chemistry, and neuroscience, Most Delicious Poison reveals: The origins of toxins produced by plants, mushrooms, microbes, and even some animals; The mechanisms that animals evolved to overcome them; How a co-evolutionary arms race made its way into the human experience; And much more. This perpetual chemical war not only drove the diversification of life on Earth, but also is intimately tied to our own successes and failures. You will never look at a houseplant, mushroom, fruit, vegetable, or even the past five hundred years of human history the same way again.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Whiteman, N., & Johnson, J. (2023). Most delicious poison: the story of nature's toxins--from spices to vices (First edition.). Little, Brown Spark.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whiteman, Noah and Julie, Johnson. 2023. Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins--from Spices to Vices. Little, Brown Spark.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whiteman, Noah and Julie, Johnson. Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins--from Spices to Vices Little, Brown Spark, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Whiteman, Noah,, and Julie Johnson. Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins--from Spices to Vices First edition., Little, Brown Spark, 2023.
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