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Harvard Book Store Presents...
Pantheon
Price: $25.95
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CARL ZIMMER discusses Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life
Harvard Book Store is pleased to welcome New York Times science writer CARL ZIMMER to tell the story of the one species on earth science knows best of all, E. coli:
• Within days of being born, we are infected with billions of E. coli. They will inhabit each and every one of us until we die. E. coli is notorious for making people gravely ill, but engineered strains of the bacteria save millions of lives each year.
• Despite its microscopic size, it contains over four thousand genes that operate a staggeringly sophisticated network of millions of molecules.
• Scientists are rebuilding E. coli from the ground up, redefining what it means to be alive. In the tradition of classics like Lewis Thomas' Lives of a Cell, Zimmer has written a fascinating and accessible investigation into what it means to be alive. Zimmer traces E. coli's remarkable history, as scientists used it to discover how genes work and then to launch the entire biotechnology industry. While some strains of E. coli grab headlines by causing deadly diseases, scientists are retooling the bacteria to produce everything from human insulin to jet fuel. "Written in elegant, even poetic prose, Zimmer's well-crafted exploration should be required reading for all well-educated readers." —Publishers Weekly
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617.661.1515
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| DATE: |
Friday, May 16th |
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7:00 PM |
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Harvard Book Store
1256 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge |
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This event is free; no tickets are required |
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Carl Zimmer writes about science for The New York Times, and his work also appears in National Geographic, Scientific American, and Discover,
where he is a contributing editor. He won the 2007 National Academies
Communication Award, the highest honor for science writing. He is the
author of six books, including Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea and Parasite Rex,
for which he has earned fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim
Memorial Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Zimmer also
writes an award-winning blog, The Loom. He lives in Connecticut with
his wife and children.
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