{"product_id":"life-at-the-edge-of-scott-chimileski-9780674975910","title":"Life at the Edge of Sight: A Photographic Exploration of the Microbial World","description":"\u003cp\u003eMicrobes create medicines, filter waste water, and clean pollution. They give cheese funky flavors, wines complex aromas, and bread a nutty crumb. \u003ci\u003eLife at the Edge of Sight\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning visual exploration of the inhabitants of an invisible world, from the pioneering findings of a seventeenth-century visionary to magnificent close-ups of the inner workings and cooperative communities of Earth's most prolific organisms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing cutting-edge imaging technologies, Scott Chimileski and Roberto Kolter lead readers through breakthroughs and unresolved questions scientists hope microbes will answer soon. They explain how microbial studies have clarified the origins of life on Earth, guided thinking about possible life on other planets, unlocked evolutionary mechanisms, and helped explain the functioning of complex ecosystems. Microbes have been harnessed to increase crop yields and promote human health. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut equally impressive, \u003ci\u003eLife at the Edge of Sight\u003c\/i\u003e opens a beautiful new frontier for readers to explore through words and images. We learn that there is more microbial biodiversity on a single frond of duckweed floating in a Delft canal than the diversity of plants and animals that biologists find in tropical rainforests. Colonies with millions of microbes can produce an array of pigments that put an artist's palette to shame. The microbial world is ancient and ever-changing, buried in fossils and driven by cellular reactions operating in quadrillionths of a second. All other organisms have evolved within this universe of microbes, yielding intricate beneficial symbioses. With two experts as guides, the invisible microbial world awaits in plain sight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Chimileski, Roberto Kolter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 067497591X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674975910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belknap Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 7.70w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2018","brand":"Scott Chimileski","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43987352813823,"sku":"9780674975910","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_43f9932a-7c64-4190-ad74-1b9cc67fd235.jpg?v=1683288478","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-at-the-edge-of-scott-chimileski-9780674975910","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}