![]() The officials agreed to the plan, and when DeLong later gave children from the region IQ tests, their average score jumped 16 points. COLI AND THE NEW SCIENCE OF LIFE by Carl Zimmer RELEASE DATE: The author explains why that bug that lives in your intestine has been a bonanza for biologists. ![]() In 2004, Zimmer launched 'The Loom,' a blog about science that has been hosted over the years by Discover and National Geographic. Here you can read articles he's written for The New York Times, National Geographic, and other publications. Crops would absorb it in their water, and people in the Taklamakan region would eat it in their food. Carl Zimmer has been writing about science since 1990. DeLong and his Chinese medical colleagues approached local officials with a different idea: They would put iodine in the irrigation canals. Rumors spread that government-issued iodized salt had contraceptives in it, as a way to wipe out the community. It didn’t help that the people of the region, the Uyghurs, distrusted the government in Beijing. One day in late August, 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatau blew up in the sea near Java, some 27 miles from land. The region has extremely low levels of iodine in the soil, and the people in the region have resisted attempts to introduce iodized salt. In 1990, Robert DeLong, an expert on iodine at Duke University, traveled to the Taklamakan Desert in western China. But as public health workers continue to bring iodine to more of the world, the same jumps happen. It may be hard to believe that such a straightforward change in people’s diets could have such a tremendous effect on intelligence. Carl Zimmer effectively applies this principle in his engrossing new book, Microcosm, relating the study of these microbes to larger developments in biology and thoughtfully discussing the. And in the parts of the country where natural iodine levels were lowest, Feyrer and his colleagues estimated that scores leaped 15 points. Nationwide, the researchers found, the introduction of iodine raised the average IQ by an estimated 3.5 points. The Plain-DealerIn this fascinating and utterly engaging book, Carl Zimmer traces E.All rights reserved.“Reviewing the records of two million recruits, Feyrer and his colleagues also checked the natural iodine levels in their hometowns. (May 6)Ĭopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Written in elegant, even poetic prose, Zimmer's well-crafted exploration should be required reading for all well-educated readers. He reveals the many surprising and alarming parallels between E. colis pivotal role in the history of biology, from the discovery of DNA to the latest advances in biotechnology. Zimmer devotes a chapter to the ethical debates surrounding genetic engineering. A Best Book of the YearSeed Magazine Granta Magazine The Plain-DealerIn this fascinating and utterly engaging book, Carl Zimmer traces E. Here you can read articles hes written for The New York Times, National Geographic, and other publications. ![]() coli flagellum as Exhibit A, but the author shows how new research has shed light on the possible evolutionary arc of the flagellum. Carl Zimmer has been writing about science since 1990. Advocates of intelligent design often produce the E. ![]() coli has taught us about how our own cells age. Zimmer (Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea) explains that by scrutinizing the bacteria's genome, scientists have discovered that genes can jump from one species to another and how virus DNA has become tightly intertwined with the genes of living creatures all the way up the tree of life to humans. ![]() These rod-shaped bacteria were among the first organisms to have their genome mapped, and today they are the toolbox of the genetic engineering industry and even of high school scientists. coli, some coexisting quite happily with us in our digestive tracts. To support the Guardian and Observer order your copy at . coli and the New Science of Life Carl Zimmer 4.11 1,322 ratings104 reviews From the award-winning science writer and author of Evolution comes a startlingly original look at what it means to be alive-as revealed by a microbe that dwells within each person. Noted science writer Zimmer says there are in fact many different strains of E. Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive by Carl Zimmer is published by Picador (£20). coli, they think tainted hamburger or toxic spinach. ![]()
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