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Asked by Ellahorsegirl to Sebastian on 8 Nov 2016.
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Sebastian Gornik answered on 8 Nov 2016:
Hi,
I would like to write a book about evolution, but from the standpoint of small single celled organisms, not the big animals we usually talk about. The small organisms are often forgotten, but they are actually the most abundant life on the planet and deserve a grander place in our understanding :-). They often run the environment and make it the way it is. For example, a group of marine single celled alga called diatoms releases a chemical called dimethylsulphide (DMS) that in turn leads to cloud formation and eventually rain. This is pretty amazing, dont you think!? Also, the distinct ocean smell you can smell is coming from the very same chemical that makes clouds form.
Interesting, isn’t it?
That would make a good book I think!? Do you agree?
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Comments
Sinead commented on :
Hi,
I think that would make a great book Sebastian.
One of the great things about being a scientist is being asked to write about what you do in science magazines (called journals) and in books. I edited a book with another scientist in 2011 (see this link; http://www.springer.com/la/book/9781607619123) and the second edition of that book has just been released in the last few months (see this link; http://www.springer.com/la/book/9781493964109). I am so proud of the work that went into these books and it is really great when other scientists find your work useful.
463mutg34 commented on :
Same other pole will get to know what you do or did and how you do it
Ellahorsegirl commented on :
How do you mean
Sinead commented on :
Perhaps they mean ‘So other people will get to know what you do or did and how you do it’
Ellahorsegirl commented on :
Oh thanks