A World Of Microorganisms

Author : Robert Snedden
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
ISBN 13 : 9781403495679
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A World of Microorganisms written by Robert Snedden and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2007 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and updated version that looks at the ways in which bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms affect our bodies and our world.

Author : Robert Snedden
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN 13 : 9781403495624
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A World of Microorganisms written by Robert Snedden and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces microscopic organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and prions, describing how they live and reproduce and how they affect humans.

Author : Robert Snedden
Publisher : Heinemann Library
ISBN 13 : 9780431093475
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Microlife written by Robert Snedden and published by Heinemann Library. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'Microlife' series introduces readers to the fascinating, unseen kingdoms of the microscopic world. Each title looks at the way in which bacteria, viruses and other micro-organisms affect our bodies and the world around us.

Author : Janey Levy
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1435895363
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World of Microbes written by Janey Levy and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2010-08-15 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the impact of bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms on human genetics.

Author : Roberto Kolter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781555815400
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Microbes and Evolution written by Roberto Kolter and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the fundamental role of microbes in the natural history of our planet with 40 first-person essays written by microbiologists with a passion for evolutionary biology, whose thinking and career paths in science were influenced by Darwin's seminal work On the Origin of Species.

Author : Scott Chimileski
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 067497591X
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Life at the Edge of Sight written by Scott Chimileski and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Steve Mould
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 146547028X
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bacteria Book written by Steve Mould and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fun, fact-packed science book for kids, young readers will discover the bacteria, viruses, and other germs and microbes that keep our bodies and our world running, as well as how and when they can be harmful and the precautions we can take to prevent them from becoming so. Meet a glowing squid, traveling fungus spores, and much more. The Bacteria Book walks the line between "ew, gross!" and "oh, cool!," exploring why we need bacteria and introducing readers to its microbial mates—viruses, fungi, algae, archaea, and protozoa. The Bacteria Book is a fun and informative introduction to a STEM subject that brings kids up-close to the big world of tiny science. With remarkable photography, kooky character illustrations, and lots of fun facts, this book uses real-life examples of microbiology in action to show how tiny microbes affect us in big ways.

Author : Vaclav Smil
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262042835
Total Pages : 665 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Growth written by Vaclav Smil and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations. Growth has been both an unspoken and an explicit aim of our individual and collective striving. It governs the lives of microorganisms and galaxies; it shapes the capabilities of our extraordinarily large brains and the fortunes of our economies. Growth is manifested in annual increments of continental crust, a rising gross domestic product, a child's growth chart, the spread of cancerous cells. In this magisterial book, Vaclav Smil offers systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations. Smil takes readers from bacterial invasions through animal metabolisms to megacities and the global economy. He begins with organisms whose mature sizes range from microscopic to enormous, looking at disease-causing microbes, the cultivation of staple crops, and human growth from infancy to adulthood. He examines the growth of energy conversions and man-made objects that enable economic activities—developments that have been essential to civilization. Finally, he looks at growth in complex systems, beginning with the growth of human populations and proceeding to the growth of cities. He considers the challenges of tracing the growth of empires and civilizations, explaining that we can chart the growth of organisms across individual and evolutionary time, but that the progress of societies and economies, not so linear, encompasses both decline and renewal. The trajectory of modern civilization, driven by competing imperatives of material growth and biospheric limits, Smil tells us, remains uncertain.

Author : Edith Joseph
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030694119
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Microorganisms in the Deterioration and Preservation of Cultural Heritage written by Edith Joseph and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-05 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book offers a comprehensive overview of the role and potential of microorganisms in the degradation and preservation of cultural materials (e.g. stone, metals, graphic documents, textiles, paintings, glass, etc.). Microorganisms are a major cause of deterioration in cultural artefacts, both in the case of outdoor monuments and archaeological finds. This book covers the microorganisms involved in biodeterioration and control methods used to reduce their impact on cultural artefacts. Additionally, the reader will learn more about how microorganisms can be used for the preservation and protection of cultural artefacts through bio-based and eco-friendly materials. New avenues for developing methods and materials for the conservation of cultural artefacts are discussed, together with concrete advances in terms of sustainability, effectiveness and toxicity, making the book essential reading for anyone interested in microbiology and the preservation of cultural heritage.

Author : Ed Yong
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062368621
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Contain Multitudes written by Ed Yong and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller New York Times Notable Book of 2016 • NPR Great Read of 2016 • Named a Best Book of 2016 by The Economist, Smithsonian, NPR's Science Friday, MPR, Minnesota Star Tribune, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, The Guardian, Times (London) From Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Yong, a groundbreaking, wondrously informative, and vastly entertaining examination of the most significant revolution in biology since Darwin—a “microbe’s-eye view” of the world that reveals a marvelous, radically reconceived picture of life on earth. Every animal, whether human, squid, or wasp, is home to millions of bacteria and other microbes. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ed Yong, whose humor is as evident as his erudition, prompts us to look at ourselves and our animal companions in a new light—less as individuals and more as the interconnected, interdependent multitudes we assuredly are. The microbes in our bodies are part of our immune systems and protect us from disease. In the deep oceans, mysterious creatures without mouths or guts depend on microbes for all their energy. Bacteria provide squid with invisibility cloaks, help beetles to bring down forests, and allow worms to cause diseases that afflict millions of people. Many people think of microbes as germs to be eradicated, but those that live with us—the microbiome—build our bodies, protect our health, shape our identities, and grant us incredible abilities. In this astonishing book, Ed Yong takes us on a grand tour through our microbial partners, and introduces us to the scientists on the front lines of discovery. It will change both our view of nature and our sense of where we belong in it.