Slime a natural history / Susanne Wedlich ; translated from German by Ayça Türkoğlu.
| Author/creator | Wedlich, Susanne |
| Other author | Türkoğlu, Ayça. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Brooklyn : Melville House, [2022] |
| Description | 326 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Buch vom Schleim. English |
| Contents | Introduction -- Phenomenon. Cosmic horror ; Dr Jekyll and Mrs Slime ; The stench of death -- Physics. Water in chains ; Stuck on slip-ups ; Shifting boundaries -- Organism. The human fortress ; An arms race with microbes ; The illusory individual -- Life. On the hunt for ur-slime ; The origins of life on Earth ; The substance of life ; The art of vibration -- Evolution. City of microbes ; One long melody ; The Gelata Era -- Nature. The magic of the medium ; Life under water ; Between two worlds ; On dry land ; Roots, shoots and leaves -- Environment. Gaia and the gel ; The skin of the sea ; The contours of the world ; The Earth's living crust ; Medea and the new era -- Afterword: Space slimes. |
| Abstract | Takes readers on a sticky scientific adventure through the three-billion-year history of slime, exploring its part in the evolution of life and its cultural and emotional significance, from its starring role in the horror genre to its subtle influence on Art Nouveau. - - Source other than the Library of Congress |
| General note | "Copyright © Susanne Wedlich, 2019. Translation copyright © Ayça Türkoğlu 2021. ... First Melville House printing: December 2022." -- Verso. |
| General note | "First published in German as das Buch vom Scheim in 2019 the Naturkunden series, ed. by Judith Schalansky at Matthes & Seitz Berlin."--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-314) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Language | Text inn English, translated from the German. |
| Other edition issued | Reproduction of (manifestation): Wedlich, Susanne. Slime London : Granta Books, 2021 9781783786701 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022947914 |
| ISBN | 9781685890209 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1685890202 (hardcover) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |