New Scientist: Microcosm is “exciting,” “original,” “powerful”

Discover a powerful account of evolution and genetics in Carl Zimmer's Microcosm, revealing the beauty of microbiology.

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From the new issue: "It is a powerful account of the dynamic, complicated and social world we share with this ordinary yet remarkable bug. Evolution and genetics glitter among the pages, as do the lives and experiments of the scientists who have studied them. Microcosm is exciting, original and wholly persuasive of the beauty and utility of looking at the largest of issues from the smallest perspectives."

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New Scientist: Microcosm is “exciting,” “original,” “powerful”

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