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Publication
Scientific American Library (1996), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 214 pages
Description
Our world is swarming with invisible organisms - bacteria and fungi that affect their hosts and environments in diverse ways. This text looks at the mysterious microscopic world of microbes and investigates how they behave, and why. It tells stories of how scientists have discovered the laws of behaviour of the world of microbes, including the principles of locomotion, navigation, survival, reproduction and communication. In addition, the text relates the behaviour of bacteria and other microbes to our more familiar world and shows their impact on our lives.
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214 p.; 9.29 inches
ISBN
0716750600 / 9780716750604
Local notes
Describes the composition and behavior of a variety of microbes with lots of colour photos and illustrations. Explains how microbes move, feed, reproduce, and even "learn" in a primitive fashion, as well as the peculiar constraints of a microbe's existence, such as the overwhelming effects of surface tension and even molecular buffeting.