It's time to honor the significant scientific contributions of Esther Zimmer Lederberg. In A Hidden Legacy, Thomas E. Schindler shares the story of this remarkable microbiologist and offers insight in ... Read more
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) challenges the treatment of clinical infections. Despite the decline in infectious diseases mortality rates, infections are more difficult to eliminate or contain in the ... Read more
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Considers the important role of bacteria in the environment and its role in human civilisation
Explores the origins and evolution of bacteria over time
Looks at various types of bacteria and di ... Read more
Considers the important role of bacteria in the environment and its role in human civilisation
Explores the origins and evolution of bacteria over time
Looks at various types of bacteria and di ... Read more
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Provides a clear and engaging overview of the entire field of mycology or fungal biology
Offers succinct descriptions of molecular and cell biology as they apply to fungi
Addresses fungal diver ... Read more
Introduces the field of microbiology and its importance within the life sciences
Describes the modern understanding of the vast range of microorganisms and their habitats
Looks at the critical ... Read more
The overnight appearance of mushrooms in a meadow or on a suburban lawn is a marvelous sight. It is one of many awe-inspiring, magical processes that have evolved among the fungi, yet this group remai ... Read more
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Microbial ecology is the study of interactions among microbes in natural environments and their roles in biogeochemical cycles, food web dynamics, and the evolution of life. Microbes are the most nume ... Read more
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Animals and plants rule the world - or do they? A cup of seawater contains 100 million cells which are preyed upon by billions of viruses; a pinch of soil swarms with cryptic microbes whose activities ... Read more
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From breakfast toast to evening wine, yeast is the microscopic thing that we cannot live without. We knew what yeast did as an invisible brewer and baker long before we had a clue about the existence ... Read more
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