MARC details
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02187nam a22002537a 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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BDCtgAUW |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20250607185041.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780262044486 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
BDCtgAUW |
| Transcribing agency |
BDCtgAUW |
| Modifying agency |
BDCtgAUW |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QH325 .T375 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Taylor, Marianne |
| Relator term |
Author |
| 9 (RLIN) |
77494 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The Story of Life in 10 1/2 Species |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Cambridge, Massachusetts : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
The MIT Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2020. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
256 pg; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Souvenirs of the planet: Ten (and a half) life forms, each of which explains a key aspect of life on Earth.<br/>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.<br/><br/>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 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Life |
| Form subdivision |
Origin |
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77495 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Evolution (Biology). |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Natural history |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Species. |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Biodiversity. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Biology |
| General subdivision |
Classification. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
77496 |
| 887 ## - NON-MARC INFORMATION FIELD |
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| Source of data |
8 |
| Content of non-MARC field |
Papia Akter |
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8 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type |
Books |
| Suppress in OPAC |
No |