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Living at Micro Scale

The Unexpected Physics of Being Small

By: David B. Dusenbery

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Living at Micro Scale

The Unexpected Physics of Being Small

By: David B. Dusenbery

Kermit the Frog famously said that it isn’t easy being green, and in Living at Micro Scale David Dusenbery shows that it isn’t easy being small—existing at the size of, say, a rotifer, a tiny multicellular animal just at the boundary between the visible and the microscopic. “Imagine,” he writes, “stepping off a curb and waiting a week for your foot to hit the ground.” At that scale, we would be small enough to swim inside the letter O in the word “rotifer.” What are the physical consequences of life at this scale? How do such organisms move, identify prey and predators and (if they’re so inclined) mates, signal to one another, and orient themselves? In clear and engaging prose, Dusenbery uses straightforward physics to demonstrate the constraints on the size, shape, and behavior of tiny organisms. While recounting the historical development of the basic concepts, he unearths a corner of microbiology rich in history, and full of lessons about how science does or does not progress. Marshalling findings from different fields to show why tiny organisms have some of the properties they are found to have, Dusenbery shows a science that doesn’t always move triumphantly forward, and is dependent to a great extent on accident and contingency.

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Harvard University Press

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0674261674

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9780674261679

Life at Small Scale

The Behavior of Microbes

By: David B. Dusenbery

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Life at Small Scale

The Behavior of Microbes

By: David B. Dusenbery

Our world is swarming with invisible organisms - bacteria and fungi that affect their hosts and environments in diverse ways. This text looks at the mysterious microscopic world of microbes and investigates how they behave, and why. It tells stories of how scientists have discovered the laws of behaviour of the world of microbes, including the principles of locomotion, navigation, survival, reproduction and communication. In addition, the text relates the behaviour of bacteria and other microbes to our more familiar world and shows their impact on our lives.

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214

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Times Books

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0716750600

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9780716750604

Faith, Medicine, and Science

A Festschrift in Honor of Dr. David B. Larson

By: David B. Larson

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Faith, Medicine, and Science

A Festschrift in Honor of Dr. David B. Larson

By: David B. Larson

Larson, and tributes, essays, and remembrances from the leading figures in the field."--Jacket.

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Routledge

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0789018721

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9780789018724

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