Microcosm
Subtitle: E. coli and the new science of life
By: Carl Zimmer
Publisher: William Heinemann
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9780434016242
Subjects: Escherichia coli; Microbiology; History; Molecular biology; Genetics
Description: Acclaimed science writer Carl Zimmer uses the familiar bacterium E. coli as a prism to understand what life is, and what it will become.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.