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Book Title: Kin: How We Came To Know Our Microbe Relatives
Item Length: 8.3in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 5.7in
Author: John L. Ingraham
Publication Name: Kin : How We Came to Know Our Microbe Relatives
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
