Microlands: The Future of Life on Earth (and Why It's Smaller Than You Think)

by J. Craig Venter

ISBN: 9781472144188

Published: 2025-02-06

'An epic travelogue, brimming with the excitement of discovery. With characteristic panache, Venter unveils the teeming array of bacteria, viruses, and eukaryotes that crowd our planet's oceans' - Siddhartha Mukherjee 'This page-turner gives . . . the thrill of seeing our planet's largest universe through the brilliant, intrepid eyes of the scientist who has done more than anyone to unlock the secrets of life' - Martine Rothblatt 'A tour de force . . . Venter has expanded biology's horizons. This book explores microbial life on a global scale, providing cutting-edge solutions to problems of environmental change' - Aristides Patrinos 'A ripping tale . . . to revolutionize our understanding of our bodies, the oceans, and the planet' - Jack Gilbert 'An exhilarating account of how creative science is accomplished' - Sir Richard J. Roberts '[A] fascinating tour of Planet Microbe' - Bill McKibben 'Venter and Duncan expand our scope of what it means to be alive' - Jamie Metzl 'Inspiring...