CHAPTER 3 The World before Time

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface to the Princeton Science Library Edition ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Prologue 1
6. CHAPTER 1 The Missing Microbes 9
7. CHAPTER 2 Meet the Microbes 23
8. CHAPTER 3 The World before Time 40
9. CHAPTER 4 Life’s Little Engines 47
10. CHAPTER 5 Supercharging the Engines 68
11. CHAPTER 6 Protecting the Core Genes 91
12. CHAPTER 7 Cell Mates 108
13. CHAPTER 8 Supersizing in Wonderland 124
14. CHAPTER 9 The Fragile Species 145
15. CHAPTER 10 The Tinkerers 161
16. CHAPTER 11 Microbes on Mars and Butterflies on Venus? 173
17. Further Readings 187
18. Index 191