{"product_id":"9780307276865","title":"Microcosm: E. Coli and the New Science of Life","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eZimmer, Carl\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\/14\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\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.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43412521779455,"sku":"9780307276865","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780307276865_s600x595.jpg?v=1775589144","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780307276865","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}