{"product_id":"slime-ruth-kassinger-9780358299561","title":"Slime: How Algae Created Us, Plague Us, and Just Might Save Us","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"No organisms are more important to life as we know it than algae. In \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Ruth Kassinger gives this underappreciated group its due.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Kolbert\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSay \"algae\" and most people think of pond scum. What they don't know is that without algae, none of us would exist.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There are as many algae on Earth as stars in the universe, and they have been essential to life on our planet for eons. Algae created the Earth we know today, with its oxygen-rich atmosphere, abundant oceans, and coral reefs. Crude oil is made of dead algae, and algae are the ancestors of all plants. Today, seaweed production is a multibillion-dollar industry, with algae hard at work to make your sushi, chocolate milk, beer, paint, toothpaste, shampoo, and so much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003cem\u003eSlime\u003c\/em\u003e we'll meet the algae innovators working toward a sustainable future: from seaweed farmers in South Korea, to scientists using it to clean the dead zones in our waterways, to the entrepreneurs fighting to bring algae fuel and plastics to market. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a multitude of lively, surprising science and history, Ruth Kassinger takes readers on an around-the-world, behind-the-scenes, and into-the-kitchen tour. Whether you thought algae was just the gunk in your fish tank or you eat seaweed with your oatmeal, \u003cem\u003eSlime\u003c\/em\u003e will delight and amaze with its stories of the good, the bad, and the up-and-coming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Kassinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 035829956X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780358299561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Ruth Kassinger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050947277055,"sku":"9780358299561","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_38d93e61-e0f3-40cc-bdaa-a96abff7ce82.jpg?v=1685010182","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/slime-ruth-kassinger-9780358299561","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}