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How Microbes Made Earth Habitable
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For almost four billion years, microbes had the primordial oceans all to themselves. The stewards of Earth, these organisms transformed the chemistry of our planet to make it habitable for plants, animals, and us. Life's Engines takes readers deep into the microscopic world to explore how these marvelous creatures made life on Earth possible--and h

Author Biography:

Paul G. Falkowski holds the Bennett L. Smith Chair in Business and Natural Resources at Rutgers University, where he studies how microbes have shaped the history of Earth.
Release date NZ
June 13th, 2023
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
38 b/w illus.
Pages
224
ISBN-13
9780691247687
Product ID
36015972

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