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Life at Small Scale: The Behavior of Microbes (Scientific American Library) Hardcover – September, 1996

by David B. Dusenbery (Author)

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Our world is swarming with invisible organisms - bacteria and fungi that affect their hosts and environments in diverse ways. This text looks at the mysterious microscopic world of microbes and investigates how they behave, and why. It tells stories of how scientists have discovered the laws of behaviour of the world of microbes, including the principles of locomotion, navigation, survival, reproduction and communication. In addition, the text relates the behaviour of bacteria and other microbes to our more familiar world and shows their impact on our lives.

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Series: Scientific American Library
Hardcover: 214 pages
Publisher: W H Freeman & Co; First Edition edition (September 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0716750600
ISBN-13: 978-0716750604
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 9 x 9.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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two thumbs up!

By ibispub@channel1.com on January 13, 1999

Format: Hardcover

An insightful, well organized, and superlatively illustrated basic text book in microbial life (Dusenbery includes some more complex forms, using size as a determinant). Written for the science literate layperson, it presents, among many other things, a view of the physical universe of microbial life that had, for me, more than a few "ah, ha's!" My son, a high school junior, also read and appreciated it. I found it in the local library and liked it so much, I'm buying it at Amazon.com and just stopped here to offer this very positive review.

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great provocation

By Vernon G. Osier on January 11, 2010

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if only writings such as this were found more often! this is the material not often presented that cultivates interest and lasting thought. not dry text, this book is enjoyable as well as informative to read. it also presents information in a manner for all levels.

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Good book on a topic seldom covered

By Thomas C. Fletcher on April 29, 2016

Format: Hardcover

An excellent, well-written overview of how things like microbes or pollen manage to do what they do. The author manages to include a good deal of depth and did research on some of these same topics himself over many years.

He begins with a short history of research into single-celled organisms, then progresses to how they move around in a world where the viscosity of water makes for a real problem; how seeds get themselves distributed by the wind (or, in the case of some fungi, getting shot into the air). In a world where sound and sight are impossible, they depend on chemicals to sense food, to avoid danger and even to poison dangerous things. They communicate with each other in some surprising ways. And, to a limited extent, even learn.

Throughout the book there are many photos, diagrams, tables, and it's followed by a bibliography.

Very well done indeed.

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Unicellular life and a few multiciellular fungi too

By Howard Schneider on November 26, 2000

Format: Hardcover

Easy to read discussion of various topics concerning prokaryotic and eukaryotic unicellular life, although multicellular fungi and learning in simple invertebrates are also considered.