číslo produktu:207445
rezervujRok vydania: 2008
Vydavateľ: Pantheon Books
In the tradition of classics such as Lewis Thomas's Lives of a Cell, Carl Zimmer has written a fascinating and utterly accessible investigation of what it means to be alive. Zimmer traces E. coli's remarkable history, showing how scientists used it to discover how genes work and then to launch the entire biotechnology industry. While some strains of E. coli grab headlines by causing deadly diseases, scientists are retooling the bacteria to produce everything from human insulin to jet fuel. Microcosm is the story of the one species on Earth that science knows best of all. It's also a story of life itself-of its rules, its mysteries, and its future.
Vydavateľstvo: Pantheon Books
Rok vydania: 2008
Vydanie: 1
Počet strán: 246
Formát: 165 x 240
ISBN: 978-0-375-42430-4
(9780375424304)
EAN: 9780375424304