In this fascinating and utterly engaging book, Carl Zimmertraces E. coli'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 E.coli's life and our own. And he describes how E. colichanges in real time, revealing billions of years of historyencoded within its genome. E. coli is also the mostengineered species on Earth, and as scientists retool this microbeto produce life-saving drugs and clean fuel, they are discoveringjust how far the definition of life can be stretched.
【作者简介】
Carl Zimmer writes about science for The New York Times, andhis work also appears in National Geographic, Scientific American,and Discover, where he is a contributing editor. He won a 2007National Academies Communication Award, the highest honor forscience writing. He is the author of five prevcious books,including Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea and Parasite Rex, forwhich he has earned fellowships from the John Simon GuggenheimMemorial Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Zimmer alsowrites an award-winning blog, The Loom. He lives in Connecticutwith his wife and children.
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