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E-book Microbium : The Neglected Lives of Micro-matter

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In 2020, the invisible realm of micro-matter came to shape our lives in unprecedented ways. A virus so small that it is only visible through advanced electron microscopes suddenly threatened global economies, brought healthcare systems to the brink of collapse, pushed countless people into extreme poverty, amplified fierce political and social divisions, and most devastatingly, caused the deaths of millions of people worldwide. SARS-CoV-2 overturned the ordinary ways we work, care, learn, play, and sustain ourselves. It threw massive global inequalities into relief, while fueling emergent ones. As we write this introduction three years into the pandemic, it is clear that COVID-19 is only the most recent and glaring example of how profoundly the patterns of activity and exchange in the invisible realm of micro-matter reverberate onto the scale of human life. This book tells the story of such tiny causes of upheaval and illuminates the foundational role they play in the ongoing story of life on earth. Micro-matter such as viruses can throw lives and systems into complete disarray. But no life could survive without the invisible community of microorganisms that silently props up our human and more-than-human social networks. We call this book Microbium to mark its place in the tradition of the herbarium, which collects various plant specimens and can serve as a record of scientific, cultural, and historical knowl-edge. At the same time, the name Microbium is an affectionate tribute to the idea of the microbiome, the diverse communities of microorganisms that inhabit and sustain a given environ-ment. The human microbiome is a wild interspecies assemblage of countless microbial species, and humans survive and flourish only to the extent that this micro-community does. Our Micro-bium zooms in on eight types of micro-matter whose outsized significance can be easy for humans to forget or neglect. In ad-dition to viruses, there are animalcules, bacteria, corals, fungi, lichen, pollen, and protozoa. Each entry describes the natural history and scientific discovery of its particular micro-matter, while also telling a story about the cultural significance it has taken on over the centuries.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

579.3 JAC m

Penerbit

New York : Punctum books., 2023

Deskripsi Fisik

149 hlm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

9781685711719

Klasifikasi

579.3

Tipe Isi

text

Tipe Media

computer

Tipe Pembawa

online resource

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Subjek

Prokaryotes, Bacteria

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