Alien Ocean by Stefan Helmreich
Charts how revolutions in genomics, bioinformatics, and remote sensing have pressed marine biologists to see the sea as animated by its smallest inhabitants: marine microbes.
"Unique [and] innovative.. Captures the excitement and crucial nature of oceanographic research... Perhaps Alien Ocean will inspire the next generation to fulfill the promise of environmental genomic sequencing." Nature "Intriguingly, Alien Ocean's main characters are arguably not the scientists, nor Helmreich, but the sea itself and the bizarre microbial communities recently found there." Seed Magazine "Erudite, widely ranging account of currently important aspects of marine microbiology and their broader implications." -- A. J. Kohn Choice "One of the pleasures of Alien Ocean is Helmreich's playfulness." Technology Review "Opens new vistas, creates fresh associations, and raises profound questions... Helmreich's work is a brilliant piece of scholarship." Mast "An engaging treatise of a fascinating topic." Microbe Magazine "Alien Ocean opens up whole new exciting realms of connections." Isis
Stefan Helmreich is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of Silicon Second Nature: Culturing Artificial Life in a Digital World (UC Press).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520250628 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520250621 |
| Title | Alien Ocean |
| Author | Stefan Helmreich |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2009-01-05 |
| Number of pages | 422 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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