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The New Science of Metagenomics: Revealing the Secrets of Our Microbial Planet

By National Research Council , Committee on Metagenomics: Challenges and Functional Applications

Book information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
2007
ISBN
0309106761, 9780309106764
Open Library ID
OL10359312M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2471170 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
170\170
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50

Description

"Microbes run the world. It's that simple." So begins a potent little book about the dramatic new tools for understanding microbial life. Shotgun sequencing of the genomes of whole environments of microbes---in the sea, in soil, in our guts--- is the breakthrough technique. Everything the technique touches yields major discoveries, some of which will be transformative. It's the most thrilling book I've read this year.

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