IN THIS HEFTY,
lush book Harvard microbiologists Chimileski and Kolter take readers on a detailed and arresting journey through the hidden universe of bacteria and archaea – the unicellular lifeforms that collectively weigh more than all multicellular organisms on the planet. The book covers the history of microbiology and extends, at the other end of the timescale, to the possibilities of bacterial life on other worlds.
The bulk of this lavish publication, however, constitutes a fascinating survey of presentday microbial diversity.
The book features hundreds of full-colour photographs, achieved through superresolution imaging, delivering nano-scale reality at macro-scale reproduction. Intellectually and visually stimulating,
Life at the Edge of Sight is highly recommended.