Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life
E654604
Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life is a popular science book by Carl Zimmer that uses the bacterium E. coli to explore fundamental principles of biology, evolution, and the nature of life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7305106 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life Context triple: [Carl Zimmer, notableWork, Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life]
-
A.
Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution
Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution is a popular science book by Lynn Margulis that explores the central role of microbes in the evolution and functioning of life on Earth.
-
B.
From Bacteria to Bach and Back
From Bacteria to Bach and Back is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores how mind, consciousness, and culture could have evolved from simple biological beginnings through natural selection and cultural evolution.
-
C.
The Language of Life
The Language of Life is a popular science book by geneticist Francis Collins that explains how advances in genomics are transforming medicine and personal health.
-
D.
Essays of a Biologist
Essays of a Biologist is a collection of influential essays by evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley that explores biology’s implications for human society, philosophy, and the modern worldview.
-
E.
Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
"Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth" is James Lovelock’s influential book that introduces the Gaia hypothesis, proposing that Earth functions as a self-regulating, living system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life Target entity description: Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life is a popular science book by Carl Zimmer that uses the bacterium E. coli to explore fundamental principles of biology, evolution, and the nature of life.
-
A.
Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution
Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution is a popular science book by Lynn Margulis that explores the central role of microbes in the evolution and functioning of life on Earth.
-
B.
From Bacteria to Bach and Back
From Bacteria to Bach and Back is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores how mind, consciousness, and culture could have evolved from simple biological beginnings through natural selection and cultural evolution.
-
C.
The Language of Life
The Language of Life is a popular science book by geneticist Francis Collins that explains how advances in genomics are transforming medicine and personal health.
-
D.
Essays of a Biologist
Essays of a Biologist is a collection of influential essays by evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley that explores biology’s implications for human society, philosophy, and the modern worldview.
-
E.
Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
"Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth" is James Lovelock’s influential book that introduces the Gaia hypothesis, proposing that Earth functions as a self-regulating, living system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | popular science book ⓘ |
| aimsTo | explain complex biology to a general audience ⓘ |
| author | Carl Zimmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describes |
bacterial adaptation
ⓘ
bacterial gene regulation ⓘ horizontal gene transfer ⓘ microbial ecology ⓘ structure of bacterial cells ⓘ |
| discusses |
E. coli in medicine
ⓘ
ethical questions in microbiology ⓘ history of E. coli research ⓘ use of E. coli in biotechnology ⓘ |
| explores |
cellular mechanisms
ⓘ
evolutionary processes ⓘ fundamental principles of life ⓘ genetic variation ⓘ natural selection ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
laboratory research on E. coli
ⓘ
microbial evolution ⓘ relationship between humans and microbes ⓘ role of E. coli as a model organism ⓘ |
| genre |
popular science
ⓘ
science writing ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
connects microscopic processes to macroscopic evolution
ⓘ
emphasizes microbes as central to life on Earth ⓘ presents E. coli as a window into the nature of life ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
ⓘ
readers interested in science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Escherichia coli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
biology ⓘ evolution ⓘ genetics ⓘ history of science ⓘ microbiology ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | uses the life of E. coli to tell the story of modern biology ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
evolutionary biology
ⓘ
microbial genetics ⓘ origin of life studies ⓘ systems biology ⓘ |
| workExampleOf | science communication ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life Description of subject: Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life is a popular science book by Carl Zimmer that uses the bacterium E. coli to explore fundamental principles of biology, evolution, and the nature of life.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.