An entertaining and informative overview on microbiology and its heroes, dissenters, and discoveries.
- Presents the field of microbiology in its widest context.
- Brings a historical perspective to the field: its heroes, dissenters, and discoveries.
- Profiles the first microbiologists and speculates about those of the future.
- Offers insight into the pivotal role of microbes at the center of terrestrial life.
- Details the unexpected influences of microorganisms on humans.