Micro superheroes. The most useful ones

The fifth book in the MICROSUPPERHEROES series by biologist and artist Olga Posukh is about tiny creatures that have brought the most benefit to us, humans. Namely, about the most important model objects in biology, thanks to which the most fundamental discoveries have been made. Meet the new MICROSUPPERHEROES: E. coli bacteria, yeast, nematode roundworms, and Drosophila fruit flies! We can say that these are not only the most useful superheroes, but also the most studied. And it is thanks to this that we know how we ourselves are structured. Because these superheroes are very similar to us (not in appearance, but at the level of molecular processes). Their merits are colossal - they have helped cure many diseases, produce medicines, turned the world of biotechnology upside down, and gave rise to many new experimental methods in biology. Every day, in thousands of labs around the world, these superheroes help move biology forward, and forward, and will definitely save the world more than once! And what's especially amazing is that such amazing creatures live right next to us - in our intestines, in baking dough, in flower pots, and above a plate of fruit.

Recommended reader age: 6+

Author: Olga Posukh
Artist: Olga Posukh
Year of issue: 2024
Publisher: Samokat
Pages: 80
Cover type: Hardcover
Dimensions: 260x200x9 mm
ISBN: 978-5-00167-657-7
Series: microsuperheroes