Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 228 mm x 152 mm, Gewicht: 388 g
Emerging Genomes in a Warmer World
Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 228 mm x 152 mm, Gewicht: 388 g
ISBN: 978-0-367-22262-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Key Selling Points:
- Explores the role of long frozen ancient microbes will have when released due to global warming
- Describes how ice preserves microbes and microbial genomes for thousands or millions of years
- Reviews work done on permafrost microbiology
- Identifies potential health hazards and environmental risks
- Examines implications for the search for extraterrestrial life.
Zielgruppe
General and Professional Reference
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Reaching Backwards 2. Questions and Answers 3. The Importance of Water and Ice 4. The Diversity of Ice 5. Permafrost 6. What Is Life? 7. Fossils: Marking Time 8. Walking into the Past 9. Isolating and Characterizing Microbes from Ice 10. A Brief History of Research on Life in Ice 11. Ice Core Discoveries 12. Subglacial Lake Vostok 13. Discoveries from Other Ice-Covered Lakes 14. Life Is Everywhere 15. Pathogens in the Environment: Viruses 16. Pathogens, Hazards, and Dangers 17. Everything Old Is New Again, the Ultimate in Recycling 18. Astrobiology—Out of This World 19. Disappearing Ice—Global Climate Change 20. Epilogue