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The voyage of Sorcerer II : the expedion that unlocked the secrets of the ocean's microbiome / J. Craig Venter, David Ewing Duncan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Venter, J. Craig, author.
- Duncan, David Ewing, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Secret lives of the earth's smallest creatures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Venter, J. Craig--Travel.
- Venter, J. Craig.
- Marine microbiology.
- Marine bacteria.
- Travel.
- Genre:
- travelog (performed works genre)
- Travel writing.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- "Craig Venter takes a voyage of discovery across the seas, to learn about the genetics and extraordinary capacities of underwater microorganisms. The Voyage of Sorcerer II reveals an array of previously unknown life, altering our sense of the evolutionary past and pointing the way to biotechnologies that could counter the effects of climate change"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Sargasso Sea Surprise
- Planet Microbe
- The Oceans Genome Goes Meta
- Halifax to the Galapagos
- French Polynesia to Fort Lauderdale
- Questing Distant Seas (Further Explorations)
- A Peek into Near-Infinity
- More Microbes than Stars
- A Microbial "Inconvenient Truth"
- Thinking Bigger about Small
- Notes:
- "Published in the United Kingdom as The Secret Lives of Earth's Smallest Creatures by Little, Brown Book Group Limited, London"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780674246478
- 0674246470
- OCLC:
- 1381933169
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