Lynn (Alexander) Margulis (1938-)

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By Lynn Margulis

"Of all the organisms on earth, only bacteria are individuals."
"We are walking communities."
"There's not a single chemical ability present in animals and plants that isn't already present in bacteria. The only thing that makes an organism unique is the way it combines them."

About Lynn Margulis

Charles Mann, "Lynn Margulis: Science's Unruly Earth Mother," Science, 10 Apr 1991:

"And Lynn Margulis, Distinguished University Professor of Botany at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, begins to do what she has been doing for more than 20 years amusing, exasperating, and enlightening her colleagues. A nonstop provocateur, Margulis has sparked scientific controversy since her 1965 Ph.D. thesis ..."
John Maynard Smith:

"I think she's often wrong, but most of the people I know think it's important to have her around, because she's wrong in such fruitful ways."
Geoffrey Cowley, "Rethinking Evolution," Newsweek, 2 Oct 1989:

"As the results accumulate, Margulis keeps spinning bigger ideas ... If [her] pronouncements embarrass her more solemn colleagues, Margulis couldn't care less. Her ideas have always caused discomfort, but as the Yale zoologist has observed, they're so rich that if one in 10 turns out to be right, that alone will change the agenda for biological research."

Books by or about Lynn Margulis

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Biospheres from Earth to Space: Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan
Concepts of Symbiogenesis: A Historical and Critical Study of the Research of Russian Botanists (Bio-Origins Series): Liia Nikolaevna Khakhina, et al
Diversity of Life: The Illustrated Guide to the Five Kingdoms: Lynn Margulis, et al / 1999
Early Life: Lynn Margulis / 1982
Environmental Evolution: Effects of the Origin and Evolution of Life on Planet Earth: Lynn Margulis (Editor), Lorraine Olendzenski (Editor) / 1992
Evolution of Sex: Nobel Conference XXIII: John Maynard Smith, Lynn Margulis
Evolutionary Protistology: The Organism As Cell: Proceedings of the Fifth Meeting of the International Society for Evolutionary Protistology, Banyu: Lynn Margulis / 1984
Five Kingdoms: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth: Lynn Margulis, et al / 1987
Student Handbook to Accompany Five Kingdoms: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth: Lynn Margulis, Karlene V. Schwartz / 1997
Garden of Microbial Delights: A Practical Guide to the Subvisible World: Dorion Sagan, Lynn Margulis / 1995
Global Ecology: Towards a Science of the Biosphere: Mitchell B. Rambler(Editor), et al / 1989
Handbook of Protoctista: The Structure, Cultivation, Habitats and Life Histories of the Eukaryotic, Microorganisms and Their Descendants: Lynn Margulis, et al
The Illustrated Five Kingdoms: A Guide to the Diversity of Life on Earth: Lynn Margulis, et al
Looking at Microbes: Microbiology Laboratory Videos with Video Guide: Lynn Margulis, et al
Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Evolution from Our Microbial Ancestors: Lynn Margulis, et al / 1997
The Microcosmos Coloring Book: Lynn Margulis, et al
Mystery Dance: On the Evolution of Human Sexuality: Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan
Origin of Eukaryotic Cells; Evidence and Research Implications for a Theory of the Origin and Evolution of Microbial, Plant, and Animal Cells on the P: Lynn Margulis
Origins of Sex: Three Billion Years of Genetic Recombination (Bio-Origins Series): Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan (Contributor) / 1990
Protoctista Glossary: Lynn Margulis (Editor), et al / 1993
Slanted Truths: Essays on Gaia, Symbiosis, and Evolution: Lynn Margulis, et al / 1997
The Spirit in the Gene: Humanity's Proud Illusion and the Laws of Nature: Reg Morrison, Lynn Margulis / 1999
Symbiosis As a Source of Evolutionary Innovation: Speciation and Morphogenesis: Lynn Margulis(Editor), Rene Fester (Editor) / 1991
Symbiosis in Cell Evolution: Life and Its Environment on the Early Earth: Lynn Margulis
Symbiosis in Cell Evolution: Microbial Communities in the Archean and Proterozoic Eons: Lynn Margulis
Symbiotic Planet: A New Look at Evolution (Science Masters Series): Lynn Margulis / 1998
What Is Sex?: Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan (Contributor) / 1997
What is Life?: Lynn Margulis, et al / 1995

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