Allies and enemies : how the world depends on bacteria
Bacteria are invisible, mysterious, deadly, self-sufficient…and absolutely essential for all life, including yours . No other living things combine their elegant simplicity with their incredibly complex role: Bacteria keep us alive, supply our food, and regulate our biosphere. We can’t live a day wi...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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FT Press
2011
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629221106719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Why the world needs bacteria
- Bacteria in history
- Humans defeat germs!? (but not for long)
- Bacteria in popular culture
- An entire industry from a single cell
- The invisible universe
- Climate, bacteria, and a barrel of oil
- Epilogue : how microbiologists grow bacteria.
