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Lang Matl
Author Ben-Barak, Idan

Title The invisible kingdom : from the tips of our fingers to the tops of our trash, inside the curious world of microbes / Idan Ben-Barak

Imprint New York : Basic Books, 2009

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Location Call No. Status
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 CCQ - Lusail Male Library  QR56    Available
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Description x, 204 p. ; 22 cm
Note Originally published as: Small wonders : how microbes rule our world. Carlton North, Vic. : Scribe Publications, 2008
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Contents Bugs on display -- Bugs on the map -- Bugs on the move -- Bugs on the sly -- Bugs on us -- Bugs on the job -- Bugs on reflection -- Bugs encore -- Epilogue
Summary Introduces the lives of genes, proteins, bacteria, and viruses and explains the numerous ways in which they influence and benefit life on Earth, from creating antibiotics, to manufacturing food, to eliminating radioactive waste
Subject Microbiology -- Popular works
Added Title Small wonders
ISBN 0465018874