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Autore |
Gross Michael |
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Titolo |
Life On The Edge [[electronic resource]] |
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New York, : Basic Books, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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0-465-01147-0 |
1-4294-9385-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (229 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Adaptation (Biology) |
Extreme environments |
Life - Origin |
Stress (Physiology) |
Adaptation (Biology) - Origin |
Life |
Earth & Environmental Sciences |
Ecology |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Of Extremists and Eccentrics: A Personal Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Extreme Environments and Their Inhabitants; 3. The Cell's Survival Kit; 4. Relevance of Extremes for Biotechnology and Medicine; 5. Extremists and the Tree of Life; 6. Life Beyond Earth; 7. Glossary; 8. Further Reading and Internet Links; Figure Acknowledgments; Afterword; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A new and revealing examination of life on Earth-from the perspective of its hardiest inhabitants. |
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