Life at the Edge of Sight : : A Photographic Exploration of the Microbial World / / Roberto Kolter, Scott Chimileski.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
• VerfasserIn: Chimileski, Scott,; Kolter, Roberto,
• MitwirkendeR: Schaechter, Elio,
• TeilnehmendeR: Schaechter, Moselio.
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2018]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (384 p.) :; 176 color illustrations, 35 halftones
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Foreword --; Preface --; 1. From an Ancient Chalk Graveyard --; 2. To the Heartbeat of Earth --; 3. Under Celia Thaxter’s Garden --; 4. Intelligent Slime --; 5. Tales of Symbiosis --; 6. On the Kitchen Counter --; 7. There Is Life at the Edge of Sight --; How to Photograph Microbes --; Glossary --; Further Reading --; Acknowledgements --; Image Information and Credits --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674982468; 9783110543315
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674982468
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Roberto Kolter, Scott Chimileski.

This stunning photographic essay opens a new frontier for readers to explore through words and images. Microbial studies have clarified life’s origins on Earth, explained the functioning of ecosystems, and improved both crop yields and human health. Scott Chimileski and Roberto Kolter are expert guides to an invisible world waiting in plain sight.