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Life at the Edge of Sight : A Photographic Exploration of the Microbial World / Scott Chimileski, Roberto Kolter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chimileski, Scott, author.
- Kolter, Roberto, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Microorganisms.
- Microorganisms--Pictorial works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (385 pages) : color illustrations, photographs.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2018]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This stunning photographic essay opens a new frontier for readers to explore through words and images. Microbial studies have clarified life's origins on Earth, explained the functioning of ecosystems, and improved both crop yields and human health. Scott Chimileski and Roberto Kolter are expert guides to an invisible world waiting in plain sight.-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword / Schaechter, Elio
- Preface
- 1. From an Ancient Chalk Graveyard
- 2. To the Heartbeat of Earth
- 3. Under Celia Thaxter’s Garden
- 4. Intelligent Slime
- 5. Tales of Symbiosis
- 6. On the Kitchen Counter
- 7. There Is Life at the Edge of Sight
- How to Photograph Microbes
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Acknowledgements
- Image Information and Credits
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Aug 2018)
- ISBN:
- 9780674982482
- 0674982487
- 9780674982468
- 0674982460
- OCLC:
- 1054880841
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