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Microbes and Evolution: The World That Darwin Never Saw by Amer Society for Microbiology




Explore the fundamental role of microbes in the natural history of our planet...

Inspired by a 2009 colloquium on microbial evolution convened at the Galapagos Islands, Microbes and Evolution continues to celebrate Charles Darwin and his landmark book On the Origin of Species.

Features 40 first-person essays written by microbiologists with a passion for evolutionary biology, whose thinking and career paths in science were influenced by Darwin s seminal work.

Includes personal viewpoints on the importance of evolutionary principles in the study of a variety of aspects of life science, from taxonomy, speciation, adaptation, social structure, and symbiosis to antibiotic resistance, genetics, and genomics.Read more Microbes and Evolution: The World That Darwin Never Saw

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