Keywords:
Evolution (Biology).
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
"Microcosmos is nothing less than the saga of the life of the planet. Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan have put it all together, literally, in this extraordinary book, which is unlike any treatment of evolution for a general readership that I have encountered before. A fascinating account that we humans should be studying now for clues to our own survival."--From the Foreword by Dr. Lewis Thomas Microcosmos brings together the remarkable discoveries of microbiology in the later decades of the 20th century and the pioneering research of Dr. Margulis to create a vivid new picture of the world that is crucial to our understanding of the future of the planet. Addressed to general readers, the book provides a beautifully written view of evolution as a process based on interdependency and their interconnectedness of all life on the planet.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (302 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780520340510
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=30495623
DDC:
575
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION: THE MICROCOSM -- Chapter 1. Out of the Cosmos -- Chapter 2. The Animation of Matter -- Chapter 3. The Language of Nature -- Chapter 4. Entering the Microcosm -- Chapter 5. Sex and Worldwide Genetic Exchange -- Chapter 6. The Oxygen Holocaust -- Chapter 7. New Cells -- Chapter 8. Living Together -- Chapter 9. The Symbiotic Brain -- Chapter 10. The Riddle of Sex -- Chapter 11. Late Bloomers: Animals and Plants -- Chapter 12. Egocentric Man -- Chapter 13. The Future Supercosm -- NOTES -- INDEX.
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