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Microcosmos : Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan (1997, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-100520210646
ISBN-139780520210646
eBay Product ID (ePID)1003657
Product Key Features
Book TitleMicrocosmos : Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLife Sciences / Microbiology, Life Sciences / Evolution
Publication Year1997
IllustratorYes
GenreScience
AuthorLynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight12.8 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN96-049685
ReviewsA luminous prose style. . . . Clear, evocative, and, at its best, dense with realities rather than concepts or opinions, [ Microcosmos ] grips the serious reader in a way that transcends both science and science journalism.
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal575
Table Of ContentForeword by Lewis Thomas (1986) Preface (1997) Acknowledgments Introduction: The Microcosm 1. Out of the Cosmos 2. The Animation of Matter 3. The Language of Nature 4. Entering the Microcosm 5. Sex and Worldwide Genetic Exchange 6. The Oxygen Holocaust 7. New Cells 8. Living Together 9. The Symbiotic Brain 10. The Riddle of Sex 11. Late Bloomers: Animals and Plants 12. Egocentric Man 13. The Future Supercosm Notes Index
SynopsisBACK IN PRINT WITH A REVISED PREFACE Microcosmos brings together the remarkable discoveries of microbiology of the past two decades and the pioneering research of Dr. Margulis to create a vivid new picture of the world that is crucial to our understanding of the future of the planet. Addressed to general readers, the book provides a beautifully written view of evolution as a process based on interdependency and thei nterconnectedness of all life on the planet., " Microcosmos is nothing less than the saga of the life of the planet. Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan have put it all together, literally, in this extraordinary book, which is unlike any treatment of evolution for a general readership that I have encountered before. A fascinating account that we humans should be studying now for clues to our own survival."--From the Foreword by Dr. Lewis Thomas Microcosmos brings together the remarkable discoveries of microbiology in the later decades of the 20th century and the pioneering research of Dr. Margulis to create a vivid new picture of the world that is crucial to our understanding of the future of the planet. Addressed to general readers, the book provides a beautifully written view of evolution as a process based on interdependency and their interconnectedness of all life on the planet.
LC Classification NumberQH371.M28 1997
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