Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution
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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.
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book
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popular science book → |
| author |
Dorion Sagan
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Lynn Margulis → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| describes |
development of oxygenic photosynthesis
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evolution of early microbial life → impact of microbes on atmosphere → microbial contributions to biogeochemical cycles → |
| emphasizes |
continuity between microbial life and multicellular life
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importance of bacteria in evolution → importance of symbiotic relationships → |
| explores |
evolution of complex cells
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evolution of eukaryotes → how microbes shaped the biosphere → microbial ecology → microbial metabolism → symbiogenesis → |
| focusesOn |
central role of microbes in evolution
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co-evolution of microbes and other life forms → role of microbes in ecosystems → |
| genre |
popular science
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science → |
| hasContributor |
Dorion Sagan
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Lynn Margulis → |
| hasPerspective |
Earth as a planet dominated by microbes
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| intendedAudience |
general audience
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readers interested in biology → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
Earth history
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evolution → microbial evolution → microbiology → origin of life → symbiosis → |
| presents |
a microbial-centered view of Earth history
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evidence for endosymbiotic theory → |
| proposes |
microbes as primary agents of evolutionary innovation
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| relatedTo |
Earth system science
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Gaia hypothesis → endosymbiotic theory → evolutionary biology → |
| timeSpanCovered |
four billion years of life on Earth
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Dorion Sagan
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Lynn Margulis → |
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