Microcosm
Subtitle: E. coli and the new science of life
By: Carl Zimmer.
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9780375424304
Subjects: Escherichia coli; Microbiology -- History; Molecular biology -- History; Genetics -- History; Escherichia coli; Microbiology -- history; Genetics -- history; History, 20th Century; Molecular Biology -- history
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-228) and index.
Table of contents: title: Signature; title: E. coli and the elephant; title: The system; title: The E. coli watcher's field guide; title: Everflux; title: Death and kindness; title: Darwin at the drugstore; title: Open source; title: Palimpsest; title: Playing nature; title: N equals one.