Anton Ted Planet of Microbes: The Perils and Potential of Earth`s Essential Life Forms 9780226353944

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Автор: Anton Ted
Название: Planet of Microbes: The Perils and Potential of Earth`s Essential Life Forms
Перевод названия: Антон Тед: Планета микробов. Опасности и потенциальные жизненные формы Земли
ISBN: 9780226353944
Издательство: Wiley
Классификация:

Биология и науки о жизни

ISBN-10: 022635394X
Обложка/Формат: Hardcover
Страницы: 288
Вес: 0.58 кг.
Дата издания: 24.10.2017
Язык: English
Размер: 236 x 160 x 29
Ссылка на Издательство: Link
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: We live in a time of unprecedented scientific knowledge about the origins of life on Earth. But if we want to grasp the big picture, we have to start small--very small. Thats because the real heroes of the story of life on Earth are microbes, the tiny living organisms we cannot see with the naked eye. Microbes were Earths first lifeforms, early anaerobic inhabitants that created the air we breathe. Today they live, invisible and seemingly invincible, in every corner of the planet, from Yellowstones scalding hot springs to Antarctic mountaintops to inside our very bodies--more than a hundred trillion of them. Dont be alarmed though: many microbes are allies in achieving our--to say nothing of our planets--health.

In Planet of Microbes, Ted Anton takes readers through the most recent discoveries about microbes, revealing their unexpected potential to reshape the future of the planet. For years, we knew little about these invisible invaders, considering them as little more than our enemies in our fight against infectious disease. But the more we learn about microbes, the more its become clear that our very lives depend on them. They may also hold the answers to some of sciences most pressing problems, including how to combat a warming planet, clean up the environment, and help the body fight off a wide variety of diseases. Anton has spent years interviewing and working with the determined scientists who hope to harness the work of microbes, and he breaks down the science while also sharing incredible behind-the-scenes stories of the research taking place everywhere from microbreweries to Mars.

The worlds tiniest organisms were here more than three billion years before us. We live in their world, and Planet of Microbes at last gives these unsung heroes the recognition they deserve.

Planet of Microbes: The Perils and Potential of Earth`s Essential Life Forms, Anton Ted