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Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Evolution from Our Microbial Ancestors

by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan

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"Microcosmos is nothing less than the saga of the life of the planet. Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan have put it all together, literally, in this extraordinary book, which is unlike any treatment of evolution for a general readership that I have encountered before. A fascinating account that we humans should be studying now for clues to our own survival."--From the Foreword by Dr. Lewis Thomas Microcosmos brings together the remarkable discoveries of microbiology in the later decades of the 20th century and the pioneering research of Dr. Margulis to create a vivid new picture of the world that is crucial to our understanding of the future of the planet. Addressed to general readers, the book provides a beautifully written view of evolution as a process based on interdependency and their interconnectedness of all life on the planet.… (more)
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> Babelio : https://www.babelio.com/livres/Margulis-LUnivers-bacteriel/296006

> L’UNIVERS BACTÉRIEL, de Lynn Margulis - Ed. Albin Michel. — Ce livre fut une révélation, il y a vingt ans, quand cette grande spécialiste des bactéries fit pour la première fois dans le grand public un lien direct entre le microcosme des plus petits êtres vivants et le macrocosme de la biosphère, conçue dans son homéostasie comme un gigantesque être vivant.
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  Joop-le-philosophe | Apr 1, 2023 |
Un libro imprescindible que describe el mundo que nos rodea. Debiera ser de lectura obligatoria para estudiantes de ciencias como un pilar básico a las ciencias naturales. ( )
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"Microcosmos is nothing less than the saga of the life of the planet. Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan have put it all together, literally, in this extraordinary book, which is unlike any treatment of evolution for a general readership that I have encountered before. A fascinating account that we humans should be studying now for clues to our own survival."--From the Foreword by Dr. Lewis Thomas Microcosmos brings together the remarkable discoveries of microbiology in the later decades of the 20th century and the pioneering research of Dr. Margulis to create a vivid new picture of the world that is crucial to our understanding of the future of the planet. Addressed to general readers, the book provides a beautifully written view of evolution as a process based on interdependency and their interconnectedness of all life on the planet.

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Se noi "esseri superiori" fossimo così stolti da autodistruggerci con una guerra o una catastrofe ecologica, il "microcosmo" che ci circonda sarebbe pronto a espandersi e a modificare se stesso e il resto del mondo senza di noi, come ha già fatto in passato. I veri protagonisti della saga della vita sulla Terra da circa quattro miliardi di anni, infatti, sono loro: i microbi o i batteri.
Veri piccoli alchimisti, hanno "inventato" tutti i sistemi chimici essenziali per la vita e la sua trasformazione: hanno immesso l'ossigeno nell'atmosfera, hanno costruito enormi strutture rocciose che hanno modificato la faccia del nostro pianeta, e, grazie ai complessi processi della simbiosi, sono stati i principali artefici della nostra comparsa sulla Terra. Nove su dieci delle cellule che costituiscono il corpo umano sono batteri, discendenti dai batteri che nuotavano nei mari primordiali miliardi di anni or sono. Quindi non possiamo affermare di esserceli lasciati indietro nella scala evolutiva: grazie al loro costante e rapido adattamento alle condizioni ambientali sono presenti ovunque nella biosfera ed esercitano la loro azione su ogni pianta e su ogni animale.
Dunque secondo Lynn Margulis e Dorion Sagan, che in questo insolito saggio riscrivono la storia della vita sul Pianeta, non siamo i padroni assoluti della natura né il punto più alto dell'evoluzione.
Alla luce della loro nuova e affascinante teoria le autrici assegnano all'uomo il suo giusto posto in natura, analizzano le cognizioni correnti sul nostro passato e le prospettive sul nostro futuro. E, smontato il concetto di competizione fra le specie e di sopravvivenza del "più forte", propongono una visione originale secondo cui la vita non si sarebbe affermata attraverso la lotta e la competizione bensì attraverso la coabitazione, la mutua dipendenza, la "solidarietà" fra i vari organismi viventi.
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