{"product_id":"microcosmos-four-billion-years-of-microbial-evolution-paperback","title":"Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynn Margulis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDorion Sagan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLewis Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMicrocosmos\u003c\/i\u003e is nothing less than the saga of the life of the planet. Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan have put it all together, literally, in this extraordinary book, which is unlike any treatment of evolution for a general readership that I have encountered before. A fascinating account that we humans should be studying now for clues to our own survival.\"--From the Foreword by Dr. Lewis Thomas \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMicrocosmos\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the remarkable discoveries of microbiology in the later decades of the 20th century and the pioneering research of Dr. Margulis to create a vivid new picture of the world that is crucial to our understanding of the future of the planet. Addressed to general readers, the book provides a beautifully written view of evolution as a process based on interdependency and their interconnectedness of all life on the planet.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMicrocosmos is nothing less than the saga of the life of the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynn Margulis \u003c\/b\u003e(1957-2011) was Distinguished University Professor of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and and a National Medal of Science recipient. \u003cb\u003eDorion Sagan \u003c\/b\u003ehas written and co-authored books on culture, evolution, and the history and philosophy of science, including \u003ci\u003eBiospheres\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.26 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 29, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45390710177894,"sku":"9780520210646","price":66.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/V3Arb3VrWXM4RFpJR1lXdnJtTnlJZz09.webp?v=1775109028","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/microcosmos-four-billion-years-of-microbial-evolution-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}