Life's engines : how microbes made Earth habitable / Paul G. Falkowski.
Life's engines : how microbes made Earth habitable / Paul G. Falkowski.
Life's engines : how microbes made Earth habitable / Paul G. Falkowski.
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Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2015]
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G 2016/2005
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English
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Physical content
x, 205 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
The missing microbes -- Meet the microbes -- The world before time -- Life's little engines -- Supercharging the engines -- Protecting the core genes -- Cell mates -- Supersizing wonderland -- The fragile species -- The tinkerers -- Microbes on Mars and butterflies on Venus?
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Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
[2015]
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Summary
Looks at how ancient microorganisms in primordial oceans transformed the chemistry of the planet over billions of years, eventually allowing the development of more complex forms of life, and how they continue to make life on earth possible.
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Life's engines : how microbes made Earth habitable / Paul G. Falkowski.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/2005
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74VKzbM6WZgM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzbM6WZgM
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ISBN
0691155372 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
9780691155371 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
DDC
579
MMS ID
991023563539702626
