{"product_id":"microcosm-e-coli-and-the-new-science-of-life-9780307276865","title":"Microcosm: E. Coli and the New Science of Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Best Book of the Year\u003ci\u003eSeed Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eGranta Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Plain-Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn this fascinating and utterly engaging book, Carl Zimmer traces \u003ci\u003eE. coli\u003c\/i\u003e's pivotal role in the history of biology, from the discovery of DNA to the latest advances in biotechnology. He reveals the many surprising and alarming parallels between \u003ci\u003eE. coli\u003c\/i\u003e's life and our own. And he describes how \u003ci\u003eE. coli \u003c\/i\u003echanges in real time, revealing billions of years of history encoded within its genome. \u003ci\u003eE. coli\u003c\/i\u003e is also the most engineered species on Earth, and as scientists retool this microbe to produce life-saving drugs and clean fuel, they are discovering just how far the definition of life can be stretched.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307276865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Carl Zimmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44493205438645,"sku":"9780307276865","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9f96249f-3cb2-4ed0-a699-f56e8447e5d1.jpg?v=1721747501","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/microcosm-e-coli-and-the-new-science-of-life-9780307276865","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}