01727cam a2200301 i 4500 1164649539 TxAuBib 20180216120000.0 170404s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017016254 9780226353944 cloth; alkaline paper 022635394X cloth; alkaline paper (OCoLC)983799176 ICU/DLC eng rda CGU DLC OCLCF YDX BTCTA BDX OCLCO FM0 TxAuBib rda Anton, Ted, author. Planet of microbes : the perils and potential of Earth's essential life forms / Ted Anton. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2017. ©2017. vi, 327 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-311) and index. This book takes readers into the latest discoveries about early microbial life, where findings from the earth's furthest extremes are seeking to reshape the future of our planet and ourselves. As scientists take the next step in applying the lessons of popular and controversial research, the world's tiniest, and sometimes most dangerous, microorganisms are being tapped as allies in achieving better health and sustainable energy, while revealing fundamental clues to the mystery of where we came from.--Provided by publisher. 20180216. Microorganisms Popular works. TXKIP