The voyage of Sorcerer II : the expedion that unlocked the secrets of the ocean's microbiome
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Contributors
Duncan, David Ewing, author.
Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2023].
Status
Shirlington - Adult Nonfiction - NEW
579.177 VENTE
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579.177 VENTE
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Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2023].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvi, 312 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"A celebrated genome scientist sails around the world, collecting tens of millions of marine microbes and revolutionizing our understanding of the microbiome that sustains us. Upon completing his historic work on the Human Genome Project, J. Craig Venter declared that he would sequence the genetic code of all life on earth. Thus began a fifteen-year quest to collect DNA from the world’s oldest and most abundant form of life: microbes. Boarding the Sorcerer II, a 100-foot sailboat turned research vessel, Venter traveled over 65,000 miles around the globe to sample ocean water and the microscopic life within. In The Voyage of Sorcerer II, Venter and science writer David Ewing Duncan tell the remarkable story of these expeditions and of the momentous discoveries that ensued―of plant-like bacteria that get their energy from the sun, proteins that metabolize vast amounts of hydrogen, and microbes whose genes shield them from ultraviolet light. The result was a massive library of millions of unknown genes, thousands of unseen protein families, and new lineages of bacteria that revealed the unimaginable complexity of life on earth. Yet despite this exquisite diversity, Venter encountered sobering reminders of how human activity is disturbing the delicate microbial ecosystem that nurtures life on earth. In the face of unprecedented climate change, Venter and Duncan show how we can harness the microbial genome to develop alternative sources of energy, food, and medicine that might ultimately avert our destruction."--,Amazon.com.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Venter, J. C., & Duncan, D. E. (2023). The voyage of Sorcerer II: the expedion that unlocked the secrets of the ocean's microbiome . The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Venter, J. Craig and David Ewing, Duncan. 2023. The Voyage of Sorcerer II: The Expedion That Unlocked the Secrets of the Ocean's Microbiome. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Venter, J. Craig and David Ewing, Duncan. The Voyage of Sorcerer II: The Expedion That Unlocked the Secrets of the Ocean's Microbiome The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Venter, J. Craig,, and David Ewing Duncan. The Voyage of Sorcerer II: The Expedion That Unlocked the Secrets of the Ocean's Microbiome The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2023.
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