I recorded a video for my Facebook page about the Microcosm book tour, which I've cloned below. Still fine-tuning my video interfaces...how does YouTube embed, compared to blip.tv?
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Book Tour News--And An Actual Book!
Category: Life Science • Medicine & Health • Microcosm: The Book
Posted on: April 24, 2008 10:09 PM, by Carl Zimmer
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Way cool. I just finished several courses in biochemistry, proteomics, molecular genetics, and cloning. E. Coli is something I would like to know more about since it is so prevalent and linked with our lives. I will certainly buy Microcosm. I will ask if they intend to have it at the university library. My third favorite subject, Myrmecology is first.
Posted by: Paul Mohr | April 25, 2008 1:27 AM
Hi Carl,
I'm excited to see you in LA. Do you happen to know where you will be reading? The Zocalo series seems to jump all over the city.
Posted by: Ade | April 25, 2008 2:31 AM
Looking good, although the preview is a bit muddled...
Will put the book up in my wish list, who knows, someone may gift me with it ;-)
Posted by: luca | April 25, 2008 4:15 AM
I recently finished "At The Water's Edge", and it was awesome. I've definitely pre-ordered Microcosm.
No doubt that a lot of the art on my site will be inspired by quotes from this book, as well.
Will you be speaking in the Raleigh, NC area anytime soon?
Posted by: Edman | April 28, 2008 5:59 AM