Essays by Isaac Asimov about microbiology

Copyright © 1995 by Edward Seiler and Richard Hatcher. All rights reserved.

Through the Microglass

Subject: micro-organisms
First Published In: Feb-73, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

• 1973 The Tragedy of the Moon
  

Out of Adjustment

Subject: the threat of infection
First Published In: Sep-76, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

• 1981 Change!
  

The Beautiful Microbes (w/Janet)

Subject: microbes are more helpful than we used to think
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1993 Frontiers II
  

Down from the Amoeba

Subject: bacteria and viruses
First Published In: Mar-73, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

• 1973 The Tragedy of the Moon
  

The Tiniest Slaves

Original Title: Germs to the Grindstone
Subject: uses of bacteria
First Published In: Aug-76, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

• 1981 Change!
  

The First Cell

Original Title: Undivided Attention to the First Cell
Subject: tracing the earliest bacteria
First Published In: 13-May-88, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1989 Frontiers
  

The Telltale Flash

Subject: detecting bacteria with light
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1989 Frontiers
  

Genes, Oncogenes, and Cancer

Subject: theories about retroviruses and oncogenes
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1993 Frontiers II
  

Bacterial Miners

Subject: bacteria used for extraction of metals
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1993 Frontiers II
  

Before Bacteria

Original Title: Microbes and Men
Subject: notions of disease, from ancient to modern times
First Published In: 19-Mar-77, TV Guide
Collection(s):

• 1978 Life and Time
  

Lightning and Life

Subject: how nitrogen is made available for plants
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1989 Frontiers
  

The Most Potent Poison in the World

Original Title: World's Most Deadly Poison -- The Botulin Spore
Subject: botulism and its dangers
First Published In: Jan-72, Science Digest
Collection(s):

• 1975 Science Past - Science Future