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Book Synopsis
Making microbiology accessible for non-science majors.

Table of Contents
1. Living in a Microbial World
2. The Chemistry of Life
3. The Cell: Where Life Begins
4. A Field Guide to the Microorganisms
5. Life’s Grey Zone: Viruses and Prions
6. The Microbiology of History and the History of Microbiology
7. Microbial Genetics
8. Metabolism and Growth
9. Microbial Evolution: The Origin and Diversity of Life
10. A Microbiologist’s Guide to Ecology
11. The Nature of the Disease: A Pathogen’s Perspective
12. The Nature of Disease (part 2): Host Defense
13. Control of Microbial Growth
14. Epidemiology: Who, What, When, Where, and Why?
15. The Future Is Here: Microorganisms and Biotechnology
16. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner: Microorganisms and Food
17. Better Living with Microorganisms: Industrial and Applied Microbiology

Living in a Microbial World

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      Publisher: WW Norton & Co
      Publication Date: 03/03/2017
      ISBN13: 9780815345145, 978-0815345145
      ISBN10: 0815345143
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Making microbiology accessible for non-science majors.

      Table of Contents
      1. Living in a Microbial World
      2. The Chemistry of Life
      3. The Cell: Where Life Begins
      4. A Field Guide to the Microorganisms
      5. Life’s Grey Zone: Viruses and Prions
      6. The Microbiology of History and the History of Microbiology
      7. Microbial Genetics
      8. Metabolism and Growth
      9. Microbial Evolution: The Origin and Diversity of Life
      10. A Microbiologist’s Guide to Ecology
      11. The Nature of the Disease: A Pathogen’s Perspective
      12. The Nature of Disease (part 2): Host Defense
      13. Control of Microbial Growth
      14. Epidemiology: Who, What, When, Where, and Why?
      15. The Future Is Here: Microorganisms and Biotechnology
      16. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner: Microorganisms and Food
      17. Better Living with Microorganisms: Industrial and Applied Microbiology

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