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Zimmer, Carl, [date]
Microcosm : E. coli and the new science of life / Carl Zimmer.
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Includes bibliographical references.
eISBN: 978-0-307-37756-2
1. Escherichia coli. 2. Microbiology—History. 3. Molecular biology—History. 4. Genetics—History. I. Title. [DNLM: 1. Escherichia coli. 2. Microbiology—history. 3. Genetics—history. 4. History, 20th century. 5. Molecular biology—history. QW 11.1 Z72m 2008]
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Dedication
One Signature
Two E. coli and the Elephant
Three The System
Four The E. coli Watcher’s Field Guide
Five Everflux
Six Death and Kindness
Seven Darwin at the Drugstore
Eight Open Source
Nine Palimpsest
Ten Playing Nature
Eleven N Equals 1
Acknowledgments
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Also by Carl Zimmer
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