Title: Microcosm
Subtitle: E. Coli and the New Science of Life (Vintage)
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.
Subjects: Escherichia coli, Microbiology, history, Molecular biology, Genetics, History, modern, 20th century, New York Times reviewed, Microbiology, History