Microcosm: E. Coli and the New Science of Life

Microcosm: E. Coli and the New Science of Life

A Best Book of the YearSeed Magazine â€¢ Granta Magazine â€¢ The Plain-DealerIn this fascinating and utterly engaging book, Carl Zimmer traces E. coli's pivotal role in the history of biology, from the discovery of DNA to the latest advances in biotechnology. He reveals the many surprising and alarming parallels between E. coli's life and our own. And he describes how E. coli changes in real time, revealing billions of years of history encoded within its genome. E. coli is also the most engineered species on Earth, and as scientists retool this microbe to produce life-saving drugs and clean fuel, they are discovering just how far the definition of life can be stretched.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780307276865
Color Burgundy/maroon
ReleaseDate 2009-07-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307276865

Country	USA
Brand	Vintage
Manufacturer	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780307276865
Color	Burgundy/maroon
ReleaseDate	2009-07-14
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780307276865

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