Slime: How Algae Created Us, Plague Us, and Just Might Save Us

Most people think of algae as something that grows in their shower or a gross food that fish eat. The term "pond scum" is not, shall we say, meant to be complimentary. But the cold, hard fact is: without algae, none of us would exist. There are tens of thousands of algai species, from microscopic little things to 200 foot tall ocean kelp, and it is collectively responsible for creating the world as we know it. From our oceans to coral reefs to a breathable atmosphere, it's all because of algae. But algae's usefulness is not all in the past: now we use it in things like beer and paint and toothpaste. There's a saga of slime to dive into and now, with this book, you can do just that.

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