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The Amoeba in the Room: Lives of the Microbes
Nicholas P. Money
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Description for The Amoeba in the Room: Lives of the Microbes
Hardback. Exploring the variety of the microbial world, Nicholas P. Money argues for a radical change of perspective. As molecular methods discover vast numbers of new viruses and bacteria, it is becoming clear that microbial life dominates and runs the planet. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
Animals and plants rule the world - or do they? A cup of seawater contains 100 million cells which are preyed upon by billions of viruses; a pinch of soil swarms with cryptic microbes whose activities are a mystery; 50 million tons of fungal spores are released into the atmosphere every year and affect the weather; and, human beings are mobile ecosystems that farm, and are farmed by, vast populations of bacteria and viruses involved with almost every aspect of our wellbeing. These are the vast, unnoticed, unmentioned 'elephants in the room' of planet earth. The more we learn ... Read more
Animals and plants rule the world - or do they? A cup of seawater contains 100 million cells which are preyed upon by billions of viruses; a pinch of soil swarms with cryptic microbes whose activities are a mystery; 50 million tons of fungal spores are released into the atmosphere every year and affect the weather; and, human beings are mobile ecosystems that farm, and are farmed by, vast populations of bacteria and viruses involved with almost every aspect of our wellbeing. These are the vast, unnoticed, unmentioned 'elephants in the room' of planet earth. The more we learn ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199665938
SKU
V9780199665938
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About Nicholas P. Money
Nicholas P. Money is Professor of Botany and Western Program Director at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is the author of more than 70 peer-reviewed papers on fungal biology and has authored four books, including, Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard, The Mysterious World of Mushrooms, Molds, and Mycologists (2002), and Mushroom (2011) described by Nature magazine as a 'brilliant scientific and ... Read more
Reviews for The Amoeba in the Room: Lives of the Microbes
I found this book immensely enjoyable and I would encourage anyone wanting to know more about the huge swathe of life on the planet that passes us by unseen to seek out a copy.
Dale Walters, The Biologist
I found this bookimmensely enjoyable and I would encourage anyone wanting to know more about the huge swathe of life ... Read more
Dale Walters, The Biologist
I found this bookimmensely enjoyable and I would encourage anyone wanting to know more about the huge swathe of life ... Read more