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The voyage of Sorcerer II : in search of the oceanic microbiome and its secrets / J. Craig Venter, David Ewing Duncan, and Erling Norrby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Venter, J. Craig, author.
- Duncan, David Ewing, author.
- Norrby, Erling, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Venter, J. Craig--Travel.
- Venter, J. Craig.
- Marine microbiology.
- Marine bacteria.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (337 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- Craig Venter embarks on a series of epic ocean voyages to seek out, genetically sequence, and learn from underwater microbes. The Voyage of Sorcerer II reveals a treasure trove of previously unknown life and shows how, from improving human health to confronting climate change, microbes are key to our future.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Foreword by Erling Norrby
- Authors' Note
- Prologue: Thinking Big about Small
- Part I. In Search of Microbes
- 1. Sargasso Sea Surprise
- 2. Planet Microbe
- 3. The Ocean's Genome Goes Meta
- Part II. The Voyages
- 4. Halifax to the Galapagos
- 5. French Polynesia to Fort Lauderdale
- 6. Questing Distant Seas (Further Explorations)
- Part III. Outcomes
- 7. A Peek into Near Infinity
- 8. More Microbes than Stars
- 9. A Microbial "Inconvenient Truth"
- Epilogue: Thinking Bigger about Small
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-674-29460-2
- 0-674-29461-0
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