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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
Published Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2017]
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Description 1 online resource (xii, 370 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
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
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
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 12, 2017)
Subject Microorganisms.
Microorganisms -- Pictorial works
Microbiology.
Microbiology
microorganisms.
microbiology.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Microbiology.
Microbiology
Microorganisms
Genre/Form photobooks.
Photobooks
Pictorial works
Photobooks.
Livres de photographies.
Form Electronic book
Author Kolter, Roberto, 1953- author.
LC no. 2017019203
ISBN 9780674982468
0674982460