The voyage of Sorcerer II : the expedion that unlocked the secrets of the ocean's microbiome
2023
Book
"Craig Venter takes a voyage of discovery across the seas, to learn about the genetics and extraordinary capacities of underwater microorganisms. The Voyage of Sorcerer II reveals an array of previously unknown life, altering our sense of the evolutionary past and pointing the way to biotechnologies that could counter the effects of climate change"-- Provided by publisher.
Item Details
ISBN: 9780674246478
Description: xvi, 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Other Title: Voyage of Sorcerer 2
Notes:
- "Published in the United Kingdom as The Secret Lives of Earth's Smallest Creatures by Little, Brown Book Group Limited, London"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 287-302) and index.
Contents:
- Sargasso Sea surprise
- Planet microbe
- The oceans genome goes meta
- Halifax to the Galapagos
- French Polynesia to Fort Lauderdale
- Questing distant seas (further explorations)
- A peek into near-infinity
- More microbes than stars
- A microbial "inconvenient truth"
- Thinking bigger about small.
LCCN: 2022061121
Control Number: 3305469
Publisher: Cambridge, MA : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2023]