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Zimmer, Carl

Summary: Addresses the fundamental question of what it means to be alive from the perspective of a microbe, E. coli, that exists within all human beings, examining the germ's evolution and its important role in the history of biology.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2008

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 579.342 ZIM

Zimmer, Carl

Summary: Displays hundreds of tattoos that pay tribute to various scientific disciplines, revealing the stories behind the individuals who chose to permanently inscribe their obsessions in their skin, and reflecting on the science in question.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 0000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391.65 ZIM

Zimmer, Carl

Summary: "We all assume we know what life is, but the more scientists learn about the living world--from protocells to brains, from zygotes to pandemic viruses--the harder they find it is to locate life's edge"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 570 ZIM

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 570 ZIM

Zimmer, Carl

Summary: New discoveries in the field of human evolution are changing our understanding of human origins almost daily. What does all this new knowledge about our species mean? Science journalist Zimmer offers an illuminating journey through our ancestry, beginning 65 million years ago with the first primates and ending today, as we enter a new phase of evolution. Along the way he re-examines the major...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.93 ZIM

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