Life's Engines: How Microbes Made Earth Habitable (Science Essentials): 24

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Life's Engines provides a unique perspective on the micro and macro worlds that comprise the living Earth system. A very good read." --Edward F. DeLong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Falkowski's loving examination sets out, life on this planet is organized by and for bacteria – the rest of us are just along for the ride." Eye - Light purple with a slit, allows the organism to see and move intelligently. See further description below.The 1990 season [ edit ] The Life L190 at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2009 driven by Arturo Merzario

An outstanding attempt to popularize the role of microbes, especially bacteria and archaea, in making multicellular eukaryotic life possible. . . . A superb introduction to the broader consequences of life and its study.” –Elof Axel Carlson, Quarterly Review of Biology Paul Falkowski looks "under the hood" of microbes to find the engines of life, the actual working parts that do the biochemical heavy lifting for every living organism on Earth. With insight and humor, he explains how these miniature engines are built—and how they have been appropriated by and assembled like Lego sets within every creature that walks, swims, or flies. Falkowski shows how evolution works to maintain this core machinery of life, and how we and other animals are veritable conglomerations of microbes.In the Combo Life XL, this extends a minimum of 806 litres, with a huge 2,693 litres available with all seats folded away or removed. In contrast, a Jogger only has 160 litres of space with the third row up, and 1807 litres with all seats folded. Life’s Engines provides a unique perspective on the micro and macro worlds that comprise the living Earth system. A very good read.” —Edward F. DeLong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology In this engaging book, Paul Falkowski presents an authoritative and highly personal account of microbes, the tiny organisms that shape the world. From the inner workings of the cell to the broad sweep of Earth history, Falkowski weaves a tale of discovery that has profound consequences for understanding our past, our future, and, not least, our own bodies." --Andrew H. Knoll, Harvard University and author of Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth Life’s Engines] is full of surprises . . .Immensely rewarding.” –Tim Flannery, New York Review of Books What is known about the hidden world of the microbes and their fundamental roles in sustaining planetary habitability is insightfully revealed by Paul Falkowski in this authoritative, comprehensive, and delightful book. The author is uniquely qualified, perhaps singularly so, to cover topics ranging over broad time and space scales with a scholarly, transdisciplinary perspective that ranges from fundamental physics and chemistry, to Earth and ocean sciences. I cannot think of any other scientist who would accept such a challenge. . . . He is a gifted scientist and writer, and legendary storyteller." ---David M. Karl, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin