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Author Chimileski, Scott, author.

Title Life at the edge of sight : a photographic exploration of the microbial world / Scott Chimileski and Roberto Kolter.

Publication Info. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2017]
©2017

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 370 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Physical Medium polychrome
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Summary 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.-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents From an ancient chalk graveyard -- To the heartbeat of earth -- Under Celia Thaxter's garden -- Intelligent slime -- Tales of symbiosis -- On the kitchen counter -- There is life at the edge of sight.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Microorganisms.
Microorganisms.
Microorganisms -- Pictorial works.
Genre/Form Pictorial works.
Electronic books.
Photobooks.
Photobooks.
Illustrated works.
Illustrated works.
Added Author Kolter, Roberto, 1953- author.
Other Form: Print version: Chimileski, Scott. Life at the edge of sight. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2017] 9780674975910 067497591X (DLC) 2017019203 (OCoLC)982088981
ISBN 9780674982468 (electronic book)
0674982460 (electronic book)
9780674975910
067497591X