Life at the edge of sight
Subtitle: a photographic exploration of the microbial world
By: Scott Chimileski, Roberto Kolter
Contributors: Kolter, Roberto, 1953- author; Schaechter, Moselio, writer of foreword
Publisher: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780674975910
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Microorganisms; Pictorial works
Description: This stunning photographic essay opens a new frontier for readers to explore through words and images. Microbial studies have clarified life's origins on Earth, explained the functioning of ecosystems, and improved both crop yields and human health. Scott Chimileski and Roberto Kolter are expert guides to an invisible world waiting in plain sight.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Elio Schaechter; title: Preface; title: From an ancient chalk graveyard; title: To the heartbeat of earth; title: Under Celia Thaxter's garden; title: Intelligent slime; title: Tales of symbiosis; title: On the kitchen counter; title: There is life at the edge of sight.