ISBN: 9780471151012

From Hornworts to Hippos, How the Unassuming Microbe Has Driven Evolution A fascinating exploration of symbiosis at the microscopic level and its radical extension of Darwinism< br> M… Mehr…

From Hornworts to Hippos, How the Unassuming Microbe Has Driven Evolution A fascinating exploration of symbiosis at the microscopic level and its radical extension of Darwinism< br> Microbes have long been considered dangerous and disgusting-in short, " scum." But by forming mutually beneficial relationships with nearly every creature, be it alga with animals or zooplankton with zebrafish, microbes have in fact been innovative players in the evolutionary process. Now biologist and award-winning science writer Tom Wakeford shows us this extraordinary process at work. He takes us to such far-flung locales as underwater volcanoes, African termite mounds, the belly of a cow and even the gaps between our teeth, and there introduces us to a microscopic world at turns bizarre, seductive, and frightening, but ever responsible for advancing life in our macroscopic world. In doing so he also justifies the courage and vision of a series of scientists-from a young Beatrix Potter to Lynn Margulis-who were persecuted for believing evolution is as much a matter of interdependence and cooperation as it is great too-little-told tales of evolutionary science. Liaisons of Life: A fascinating exploration of symbiosis at the microscopic level and its radical extension of Darwinism< br> Microbes have long been considered dangerous and disgusting-in short, " scum." But by forming mutually beneficial relationships with nearly every creature, be it alga with animals or zooplankton with zebrafish, microbes have in fact been innovative players in the evolutionary process. Now biologist and award-winning science writer Tom Wakeford shows us this extraordinary process at work. He takes us to such far-flung locales as underwater volcanoes, African termite mounds, the belly of a cow and even the gaps between our teeth, and there introduces us to a microscopic world at turns bizarre, seductive, and frightening, but ever responsible for advancing life in our macroscopic world. In doing so he also justifies the courage and vision of a series of scientists-from a young Beatrix Potter to Lynn Margulis-who were persecuted for believing evolution is as much a matter of interdependence and cooperation as it is great too-little-told tales of evolutionary science. Biologie / Populäre Darstellungen Evolution (Biol.) Symbiose, John Wiley & Sons<

ISBN: 9780471151012

A fascinating exploration of symbiosis at the microscopic level and its radical extension of DarwinismMicrobes have long been considered dangerous and disgusting-in short, scum. But by fo… Mehr…

A fascinating exploration of symbiosis at the microscopic level and its radical extension of DarwinismMicrobes have long been considered dangerous and disgusting-in short, scum. But by forming mutually beneficial relationships with nearly every creature, be it alga with animals or zooplankton with zebrafish, microbes have in fact been innovative players in the evolutionary process. Now biologist and award-winning science writer Tom Wakeford shows us this extraordinary process at work. He takes us to such far-flung locales as underwater volcanoes, African termite mounds, the belly of a cow and even the gaps between our teeth, and there introduces us to a microscopic world at turns bizarre, seductive, and frightening, but ever responsible for advancing life in our macroscopic world. In doing so he also justifies the courage and vision of a series of scientists-from a young Beatrix Potter to Lynn Margulis-who were persecuted for believing evolution is as much a matter of interdependence and cooperation as it is great too-little-told tales of evolutionary science.TOM WAKEFORD, Ph.D., is a biologist and writer based at the University of Sussex, U.K. He is also the author of Science for the Earth, published by Wiley.[PU:Wiley], [PU: Wiley]<

ISBN: 9780471151012

A fascinating exploration of symbiosis at the microscopic level and its radical extension of DarwinismMicrobes have long been considered dangerous and disgusting-in short, "scum." But by … Mehr…

A fascinating exploration of symbiosis at the microscopic level and its radical extension of DarwinismMicrobes have long been considered dangerous and disgusting-in short, "scum." But by forming mutually beneficial relationships with nearly every creature, be it alga with animals or zooplankton with zebrafish, microbes have in fact been innovative players in the evolutionary process. Now biologist and award-winning science writer Tom Wakeford shows us this extraordinary process at work. He takes us to such far-flung locales as underwater volcanoes, African termite mounds, the belly of a cow and even the gaps between our teeth, and there introduces us to a microscopic world at turns bizarre, seductive, and frightening, but ever responsible for advancing life in our macroscopic world. In doing so he also justifies the courage and vision of a series of scientists-from a young Beatrix Potter to Lynn Margulis-who were persecuted for believing evolution is as much a matter of interdependence and cooperation as it is great too-little-told tales of evolutionary science. E-Book, [PU: Wiley]<

ISBN: 9780471151012

A fascinating exploration of symbiosis at the microscopic level andits radical extension of DarwinismMicrobes have long been considered dangerous and disgusting-inshort, "scum." But by fo… Mehr…

A fascinating exploration of symbiosis at the microscopic level andits radical extension of DarwinismMicrobes have long been considered dangerous and disgusting-inshort, "scum." But by forming mutually beneficial relationshipswith nearly every creature, be it alga with animals or zooplanktonwith zebrafish, microbes have in fact been innovative players inthe evolutionary process. Now biologist and award-winning sciencewriter Tom Wakeford shows us this extraordinary process at work. Hetakes us to such far-flung locales as underwater volcanoes, Africantermite mounds, the belly of a cow and even the gaps between ourteeth, and there introduces us to a microscopic world at turnsbizarre, seductive, and frightening, but ever responsible foradvancing life in our macroscopic world. In doing so he alsojustifies the courage and vision of a series of scientists-from ayoung Beatrix Potter to Lynn Margulis-who were persecuted forbelieving evolution is as much a matter of interdependence andcooperation as it is great too-little-told tales of evolutionaryscience. E-Book, [PU: Wiley]<

2002, ISBN: 0471151017

In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Wiley, J, Introduction. Beatrix versus the Botanists. The Wood Wide Web. Hidden Gardens of Atlantis. Bedbugs and Bubble Boys. Atoms of Revolution. Rew… Mehr…

In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Wiley, J, Introduction. Beatrix versus the Botanists. The Wood Wide Web. Hidden Gardens of Atlantis. Bedbugs and Bubble Boys. Atoms of Revolution. Rewriting Genesis. New Gardeners of Eden. Further Reading. Acknowledgments. Index. PC-PDF, 224 Seiten, [GR: 9671 - Nonbooks, PBS / Biologie/Allgemeines, Lexika], [PU: Wiley]<