{"product_id":"microcosm-e-coli-and-the-new-science-of-life-paperback","title":"Microcosm: E. Coli and the New Science of Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarl Zimmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Best Book of the Year\u003ci\u003eSeed Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eGranta Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Plain-Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn this fascinating and utterly engaging book, Carl Zimmer traces \u003ci\u003eE. coli\u003c\/i\u003e's pivotal role in the history of biology, from the discovery of DNA to the latest advances in biotechnology. He reveals the many surprising and alarming parallels between \u003ci\u003eE. coli\u003c\/i\u003e's life and our own. And he describes how \u003ci\u003eE. coli \u003c\/i\u003echanges in real time, revealing billions of years of history encoded within its genome. \u003ci\u003eE. coli\u003c\/i\u003e is also the most engineered species on Earth, and as scientists retool this microbe to produce life-saving drugs and clean fuel, they are discovering just how far the definition of life can be stretched.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Zimmer\u003c\/b\u003e writes about science for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and his work also appears in \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e, where he is a contributing editor. He won a 2007 National Academies Communication Award, the highest honor for science writing. He is the author of five prevcious books, including \u003ci\u003eEvolution: The Triumph of an Idea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eParasite Rex\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he has earned fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Zimmer also writes an award-winning blog, The Loom. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750536053024,"sku":"9780307276865","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6d736af27fcd7507426969f59d98b533.webp?v=1779952451","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/microcosm-e-coli-and-the-new-science-of-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}