Green Universe

Earth is a green planet and its plants are the basis for all life. Yet few of us are conscious of the microscopic, universal building-blocks of this empire, the cells. In Green Universe, eminent botanist Stephen Blackmore deftly interweaves the story of life on earth with our quest to understand the cell through the invention and development of the microscope. He shows how plant cells, besides being beautiful, are also through photosynthesis the powerhouses of life on Earth. Lavishly-illustrated in full colour, Green Universe is an engaging read and a mine of information, celebrating the diversity of cells and the unity of all living things into which they are built.