Planet of microbes : the perils and potential of Earth's essential life forms /

Planet of microbes : the perils and potential of Earth's essential life forms /

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Author / Creator:Anton, Ted, author.
Imprint:Chicago, IL : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.
©2017
Description:vi, 327 pages ; 24 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Microorganisms -- Popular works.
Microorganisms.
Environmental Microbiology.
Popular works.
Popular Works.
Format: Print Book
Local Note:University of Chicago Library's UCPress copy has original dust-jacket.
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11417661
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ISBN:9780226353944
022635394X
9780226354132
022635413X
9780226354132
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-311) and index.
Summary:This book takes readers into the latest discoveries about early microbial life, where findings from the earth's furthest extremes are seeking to reshape the future of our planet and ourselves. As scientists take the next step in applying the lessons of popular and controversial research, the world's tiniest, and sometimes most dangerous, microorganisms are being tapped as allies in achieving better health and sustainable energy, while revealing fundamental clues to the mystery of where we came from. --Provided by publisher.

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