Defrosting Ancient Microbes: Emerging Genomes in a Warmer World

by John D. Castello and Scott Rogers

Book Overview

Ice is melting around the world and glaciers are disappearing. Water, which has been solid for thousands and even millions of years, is being released into streams, rivers, lakes and oceans. Embedded in this new fluid water, and now being released, are ancient microbes whose effects on today's organisms and ecosystems is unknown and unpredictable. These long sleeping microbes are becoming physiologically active and may accelerate global climate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367222620
• ISBN13: 9780367222628
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"