Planet of microbes: the perils and potential of earth's essential life forms 9780226354132, 022635413X

Part 1. Out of the air: searching for life's origin. 1. Lightning in the lab ; 2. The instigator ; 3. In the hot ve

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Planet of microbes: the perils and potential of earth's essential life forms
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Table of contents :
Part 1. Out of the air: searching for life's origin. 1. Lightning in the lab
2. The instigator
3. In the hot vents with RNA
4. Return of the ancient ones
5. Shooting stars --
Part 2. Turning the tide: seeking better health. 6. Killer membranes: the labs where life is made
7. Relics of the deep: future from the past
8. In the garden: microbes, power, and health
9. Lost city: at the alkaline seeps
10. Moonlight: symbiosis, the squid, and a new science --
Part 3. Microbes and money: a sustainable future. 11. The universe within: the new microbial medicine
12. Martian chronicles: killer microbes from outer space
13. Sustainability: toward a microbe economy
14. A river runs through it: the hope and hype of microbes.

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