{"product_id":"in-the-company-of-microbes-isbn-9781555819590","title":"In the Company of Microbes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA look at the amazing, groovy world of microbes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith more than 1,000 posts and 2 million views, the esteemed blog Small Things Considered has been sparking the imagination of microbiologists for an entire decade. Throughout the years, Elio Schaechter and his team of dedicated bloggers have shared exciting, unexpected, and unusual stories from the microbial world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Company of Microbes\u003c\/i\u003e is a carefully selected treasure chest of wise, amusing, and even profound statements about the ubiquity and relevance of the microbial world. Schaechter, past ASM Presidents, and distinguished microbiologists from around the globe reflect on personal, sometimes historic interactions with microbes and unexpected discoveries, each essay conveying the excitement and sense of surprise that microbiology holds for them. This is the reason that Small Things Considered is a scientific and social media phenomenon that has impacted scientists at every stage of their careers and shared the magical of microbes with world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoin Schaechter in discovering a never-ending pageant of astounding variations on the theme of microbial life. Enjoy!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Do We Mean by a Talmudic Question? xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: The View from Here\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Of Ancient Curses, Microbes, and the ASM 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBonnie L. Bassler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 On the Evolution of the Genetic Code 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Yanofsky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Microbes Touch Everything 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTim Donohue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Getting a Handle on Cell Organization 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFranklin M. Harold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Age of Imaging 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Bacillus subtilis: Wild and Tame 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Losick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Tyranny of Phylogeny: An Exhortation 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Virus in the Room 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWelkin Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Feynman Said “Just Look at the Thing!” 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJan Spitzer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Self-Assembly For Me 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 On the Definition of Prokaryotes 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNanne Nanninga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Microbial Nature of Humans 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaureen O’Malley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Good Writing Beats Bad Writing, Most Any Day 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Finally, Farewell to “Stamp Collecting” 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristoph Weigel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Accounts of the Past\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Esther Lederberg: Pioneer of Bacterial Genetics 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMercé Piqueras\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 How Proteomics Got Started 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFred Neidhardt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Did van Leeuwenhoek Observe Yeast Cells in 1680? 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNanne Nanninga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Louse and the Vaccine 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Ten-Minute Leeuwenhoek Microscope 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrick Keeling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Microbiology in the Andes: Ancient and Unexpected 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Dr. Rous’s Prize-Winning Chicken 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWelkin Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Two Quantitative Steps in the Biology Growth Curve 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 A Tale of Centenarians 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaudio Schazzocchio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 A Failed Experiment 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 “Microbe Hunters” by Paul DeKruif: A Major Force in Microbiological History 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Fecal Transplants in the “Good Old Days” 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanley Falkow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Requiem for a Machine 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Mad Dogs and Microbiologists 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam C. Summers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Joshua Lederberg and the “Cellularity” of Bacteria 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Small Wonders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Where Art Thou, O Nucleoid? 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConrad Woldringh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Teaching E. coli to Endocytose 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 The Awesomest Thing in Biology 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Let’s Not Forget Acetabularia 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 The Fastest Flights in Nature 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Fungal Alchemy: Using Radiation as a Source of Energy 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Arms and the Fungus 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Bacterial Hopanoids: The Lipids That Last Forever 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 A Bacterium Learns Long Division 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNanne Nanninga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Commuting to Work 153\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: On Being a Microbiologist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Directed Science, Curiosity-Driven Science, and Striking the Balanc 159\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeff F. Miller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 The Gender Bias of Science Faculty 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVincent Racaniello\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 The Excitement of Clinical Microbiology 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 The Bacterial Chromosome: A Physical Biologist’s Apology. A Perspective 171\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuckjoon Jun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Whose Planet is It Anyway? 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 If Microbes Could Tweet 181\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel P. Haeusser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 State Microbes 183\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Recalling the Good in the Good Old Days 187\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 The Attendee’s Guide to Scientific Meetings 189\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulian Davies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: Personal Notes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 The Encyclopedia and I 195\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 The Guild 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51 The Magasanik Paradox 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 6: The Ways of Microbes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 The Parvome 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulian Davies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53 The World is Pleiotropic 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 Constructing a Synthetic Mycoplasma 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShmuel Razin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 By Chance and Necessity:The Role of the Cytoskeleton in the Genesis of Eukaryotes 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel P. Haeusser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56 The Gram Stain: Its Persistence and Its Quirks 221\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57 On the Continuity of Biological Membranes 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFranklin M. Harold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 Energetics of the Eukaryotic Edge 223\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFranklin M. Harold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59 The Road to Microbial Endocrinology 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Lyte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60 Begetting the Eukarya: An Unexpected Light 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFranklin M. Harold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61 The Higgs Boson and Biology 253\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62 The Power of Fungal Genetics: Cassava for Food Security and Sustainability in Colombia 257\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Condaya, \u003c\/i\u003ePeter Geoghan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63 Why is It So Hard to Make an HIV Vaccine? 259\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Coffin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64 Measuring Up 263\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJamie Henzy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 7: Teaching Things\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65 On Teaching 267\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanley Falkow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66 Hello Again, Metabolism! 271\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmy Cheng Vollmer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e67 Why Medical Microbiology is Not Like Stamp Collecting 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68 Where Mathematicians and Biologists Meet 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoe Mahaffy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e69 Short Courses for Long-Term Learning 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhoebe Lostroh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e70 Preaching to a Prokaryotic Choir 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Martin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e71 “The Great Plate Count Anomaly” That is No More 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGemma Reguera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTalmudic Question #73 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors to Small Things Considered 292\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003eWith more than 1,000 posts and 2 million views, the online Small Things Considered blog has been attracting the attention of microbiologists for the past decade. Throughout the years, Elio Schaechter and his team of dedicated bloggers have shared exciting, unexpected, and unusual stories from the microbial world. Now they have compiled the best of their work into a single volume. \"\u003ci\u003eIn the Company of Microbes: Ten Years of Small Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e\" is an extraordinary compilation of carefully selected, wise, amusing, and even profound statements about the ubiquity and relevance of the microbial world. In the pages of \"\u003ci\u003eIn the Company of Microbes\u003c\/i\u003e\" Schaechter, past ASM Presidents, and distinguished microbiologists from around the globe reflect on personal, sometimes historic interactions with microbes and unexpected discoveries, with each individual essay conveying the excitement and sense of surprise that microbiology holds for them. An inherently fascinating read from beginning to end, \"\u003ci\u003eIn the Company of Microbes\u003c\/i\u003e\" is informative, thought-provoking, and occasionally inspiring, making it unreservedly recommended for the personal reading lists of academic and non-specialist general readers with an interest in microbiology. Simply stated, every community, college, or university library should have a copy of \"\u003ci\u003eIn the Company of Microbes\u003c\/i\u003e\" as a integral part of their Microbiological Studies collection.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e-James A. Cox,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e Editor-in-Chief\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the Company of Microbes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Edition \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA look at the amazing, groovy world of microbes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith more than 1,000 posts and 2 million views, the esteemed blog Small Things Considered has been sparking the imagination of microbiologists for an entire decade. Throughout the years, Elio Schaechter and his team of dedicated bloggers have shared exciting, unexpected, and unusual stories from the microbial world.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Company of Microbes\u003c\/i\u003e is a carefully selected treasure chest of wise, amusing, and even profound statements about the ubiquity and relevance of the microbial world.  Schaechter, past ASM Presidents, and distinguished microbiologists from around the globe reflect on personal, sometimes historic interactions with microbes and unexpected discoveries, each essay conveying the excitement and sense of surprise that microbiology holds for them. This is the reason that Small Things Considered is a scientific and social media phenomenon that has impacted scientists at every stage of their careers and shared the magical of microbes with world.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin Schaechter in discovering a never-ending pageant of astounding variations on the theme of microbial life. 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