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

by National Research Council and National Academies

Although we can't usually see them, microbes are essential for every part of human life--indeed all life on Earth. The emerging field of metagenomics offers a new way of exploring the microbial world that will transform modern microbiology and lead to practical applications in medicine, agriculture, alternative energy, environmental remediation, and many others areas. Metagenomics allows researchers to look at the genomes of all of the microbes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309106761
• ISBN13: 9780309106764
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"