TY - BOOK AU - Margulis,Lynn AU - Sagan,Dorion TI - Microcosmos: four billion years of evolution from our microbial ancestors SN - 9780520210646 AV - QH371 .M28 1997 PY - 1997///] CY - Berkeley PB - University of California Press KW - Evolution (Biology) KW - Microorganisms KW - Evolution N1 - Originally published: New York : Summit Books, c1986. With rev. pref; Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-283) and index; Out of the cosmos -- The animation of matter -- The language of nature -- Entering the microcosm -- Sex and worldwide genetic exchange -- The oxygen holocaust -- New cells -- Living together -- The symbiotic brain -- The riddle of sex -- Late bloomers: animals and plants -- Egocentric man -- The future supercosm N2 - Chronicles the evolution of life on Earth, focusing on the microcosm researchers believe life began with ER -