The curious world of bacteria / Ludger Wess ; translated by Jamie McIntosh ; illustrations by Falk Nordmann.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publisher: Vancouver ; Berkeley ; London : Greystone Books, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: xi, 228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781771648257
- 1771648252
- Winzig zäh und zahlreich. English
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Bacteria were the first life on Earth. But what do we really know about them? In this captivating, science-driven book, you?ll learn everything you need to know about these often misunderstood--and incredibly interesting--microbes.
In this engagingly written and scientifically rigorous book, author and scientist Ludger Wess introduces an eclectic collection of impressive, useful, weird, and dangerous bacterial species. Wess reveals everything he knows about bacteria, including their ability to survive almost anywhere, to "sleep" for millions of years before becoming active again, to maintain their own immune systems (a discovery that has led to medical breakthroughs for humans), and to--hypothetically--live on other planets.
In part two, Wess moves on to his curious compendium of bacterial species, presenting fifty fascinating portraits grouped by useful categories: bacteria that are record holders, extreme-habitat dwellers, unusual consumers, people-helpers, and people-harmers. Beautiful black-and-white illustrations accompany each portrait. At the end of this engrossing read, Wess recognizes how much we still don't know about bacteria. But by starting here, we can come closer to understanding the first life on Earth.
In English, translated from German.
Originally published in German as Winzig, zäh und zahlreich : ein bakterienatlas, copyright ©2020.
Includes bibliographical references (page 218) and index.
Record holders -- Extremists -- Occupiers of technological habitats -- Exotic eaters -- Helpful bacteria -- Dangerous bacteria.
"Bacteria were the first life on Earth. But what do we really know about them? In this captivating, science-driven book, you'll learn everything you need to know about these often misunderstood--and incredibly interesting--microbes. In this engagingly written and scientifically rigorous book, author and scientist Ludger Wess introduces an eclectic collection of impressive, useful, weird, and dangerous bacterial species. Wess reveals everything he knows about bacteria, including their ability to survive almost anywhere, to "sleep" for millions of years before becoming active again, to maintain their own immune systems (a discovery that has led to medical breakthroughs for humans), and to--hypothetically--live on other planets. In part two, Wess moves on to his curious compendium of bacterial species, presenting fifty fascinating portraits grouped by useful categories: bacteria that are record holders, extreme-habitat dwellers, unusual consumers, people-helpers, and people-harmers. Beautiful black-and-white illustrations accompany each portrait. At the end of this engrossing read, Wess recognizes how much we still don't know about bacteria. But by starting here, we can come closer to understanding the first life on Earth."-- Provided by publisher.