"When Meena wonders about the microbes in the soil and everywhere, her scientist mom answers questions while they garden, gather vegetables, eat a snack and have a bath, in a book that includes a resource list and an author's note"-- Provided by publisher.

As achievements in engineering and manufacturing move us toward 21st century lifestyles, problems emerge as a result of these processes. Moreover, cleanup concerns plague us as a legacy of the industrial revolution. This program focuses on an innovative yet natural solution science proposes for the cleanup of polluting by-products. Discover how science is cleaning up with microbes. Throughout the world, scientists are exploring the use of living organisms...

An examination of the unseen world of the microbe shows how helpful and harmful microbes live on and in our bodies, make food, live in extreme environments, and even change history.

Discusses microorganisms and other tiny creatures, including bacteria, protozoa, viruses, fleas, and plankton.

"Nightmare bacteria." That's how the CDC describes a frightening new threat spreading quickly in hospitals, communities, and across the globe. FRONTLINE reporter David Hoffman investigates the alarming rise of untreatable infections: from a young girl thrust onto life support in an Arizona hospital, to a young American infected in India who comes home to Seattle, and an uncontrollable outbreak at the nation's most prestigious hospital, where eighteen...

Offers an introduction to microbes, looking at bacteria, viruses, fungi, algae, protozoa, archaea, and microscopic animals.