The story of life in 10 1/2 species / (Record no. 329)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780262044486
International Standard Book Number 026204448X
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)1200577631
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Classification number QH325
Item number .T39 2020
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Taylor, Marianne,
Dates associated with a name 1972-
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The story of life in 10 1/2 species /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Marianne Taylor.
246 1# - VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title Story of life in ten and a half species
Title proper/short title Story of life in ten and one half species
Title proper/short title Story of life in ten 1/2 species
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. The MIT Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2020.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 256 p. :
Other physical details ill. (some col.), maps.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Fern -- Virus -- Nautilus -- Stick insect -- Sponge -- Human -- Giraffe -- Dusky seaside sparrow -- Soft-shelled turtle -- Darwin's finches -- Artificial life.
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Summary, etc. If an alien visitor were to collect ten souvenir life forms to represent life on earth, which would they be? This is the thought-provoking premise of Marianne Taylor's The Story of Life in 10 and a Half Species. Each life forms explains a key aspect about life on Earth. From the sponge that seems to be a plant but is really an animal to the almost extinct soft-shelled turtle deemed extremely unique and therefore extremely precious, these examples reveal how life itself is arranged across time and space, and how humanity increasingly dominates that vision. Taylor, a prolific science writer, considers the chemistry of a green plant and ponders the possibility of life beyond our world; investigates the virus in an attempt to determine what a life form is; and wonders if the human--"a distinct and very dominant species with an inevitably biased view of life"-- could evolve in a new direction. She tells us that the giraffe was one species, but is now four; that the dusky seaside sparrow may be revived through "re-evolution," or cloning; explains the significance of Darwin's finch to evolution; and much more. The "half" species is artificial intelligence. Itself an experiment to understand and model life, AI is central to our future--although from the alien visitor's standpoint, unlikely to inherit the earth in the long run.
650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Life
General subdivision Origin.
Topical term or geographic name entry element Evolution (Biology)
Topical term or geographic name entry element Natural history.
Topical term or geographic name entry element Species.
Topical term or geographic name entry element Biodiversity.
Topical term or geographic name entry element Biology
General subdivision Classification.
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