Liaisons of Life

Liaisons of Life

From Hornworts to Hippos, How the Unassuming Microbe Has Driven Evolution

Wakeford, Tom

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

12/2001

224

Dura

Inglês

9780471399728

0471399728

15 a 20 dias

450

A fascinating exploration of the microworld of bacteria and other microscopic creatures, this book offers a compelling defense of symbiosis, a theory of life long denounced by biologists but which is now groing in popularity, forcing scientists to rethink the Darwinian theory of evolution.
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.
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