Microscopic life /
Explore the world of things unseen. KFK Microscopic Life explores the world of tiny organisms that exist among us, from the bacteria in our bodies to the mites that live in our carpets. Meet the fungi and molds that help us in our daily lives, as well as the microscopic worms and viruses that can ca...
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| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Kingfisher,
2004.
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| Series: | Kingfisher knowledge.
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| Online Access: | Publisher description Table of contents |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Micro life revealed: Unseen world
- Size and scale
- Under the microscope
- Smaller and smaller
- Life from nowhere?
- Building blocks of life
- Summary
- Microscopic organisms: Viruses
- Bacteria
- Protists
- Fungi
- Mini animals
- Summary
- Inside the microworld: Virus alert
- Bacteria-enemies or friends?
- Fungi at work
- Infection and defense
- Great epidemics
- Microbe fighters
- Microbes as partners
- Persistent parasites
- Life on humans
- Natural cycles
- Ocean life
- Living in extremes
- Summary
- Glossary
- Index
- Acknowledgements.