Bibliograph

Kin, how we came to know our microbe relatives, John L. Ingraham

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Kin, how we came to know our microbe relatives, John L. Ingraham

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Kin

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

957339669

Responsibility statement

John L. Ingraham

Sub title

how we came to know our microbe relatives

Summary

By unlocking the evolutionary information contained in cells, biologists have been able to construct the Tree of Life and show that its three main stems are dominated by microbes. Plants and animals constitute a small upper branch in one stem. Soon we may know how life began over 3.5 billion years ago. John Ingraham tells this story of discovery.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Part One. Discovering the tree of life -- 1. The tree's microbial branches -- 2. Relationships among organisms -- 3. Enter DNA -- 4. The Rosetta Stone -- 5. From the tree's roots to its branches -- Part Two. Doubts and complications -- 6. Genes from neighbor -- 7. Can the receiving cell just say no? -- 8. Can the tree be trusted? -- Part Three. Understanding the tree of life -- 9. Low-hanging ecological fruit -- 10. The tree's beginnings

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