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A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life

Autor J. Craig Venter
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 oct 2008
Craig Venter is no ordinary scientist, and no ordinary man. He is the first human being ever to read their own DNA – and see the key to life itself. Yet in doing so, he rocked the establishment and became embroiled in one of the biggest controversies of our age.

This is the story of his incredible life: from teenage rebel and Vietnam medic, to daredevil sailor and maverick researcher, whose race to unravel the sequence of the human genome made him both hero and pariah. Incorporating his own genetic make-up into his story, this is an electrifying portrait of a man who pushed back the boundaries of the possible.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780141014418
ISBN-10: 0141014415
Pagini: 416
Ilustrații: Illustrations, ports.
Dimensiuni: 1 x 1 x 1 mm
Greutate: 0.15 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

J. Craig Venter is one of the leading scientists of the 21st century. He has made visionary contributions in genomic research. He is founder and president of the J. Craig Venter Institute and the J. Craig Venter Science Foundation.

Recenzii

Maverick, publicity hound, risk-taker, brash, controversial, genius, manic, rebellious, visionary, audacious, arrogant, feisty, determined, provocative. His autobiography shows they are all justified
An all-action autobiography
Craig Venter has scorched a trail through genetics …A Life Decodedis a page-turner throughout
The first genetic autobiography. It is also a cracking story
The man who shook up the cosy world of scientific research … a brilliant book. Beautifully written, it is not only the most gripping but also the most important scientist's autobiography since James Watson'sDouble Helix
Rebel, maverick, outsider and the Bono of genetics … the book is a voyage of discovery
May be as important a book as James D. Watson'sDouble Helix
Few scientists have stoked the flames of debate quite like Craig Venter … A blow-by-blow journey through a frankly astonishing career
'This book marks the beginning of something new. It is the first molecular biography … Venter's account is never less than engaging'Sunday Times'A wonderfully original work … brims with entertaining revelations about the feuds, fights and friendships that underlie great research projects'Financial Times Magazine

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In this triumphant true story of one of the most fascinating and controversial figures in science today, Venter tells of the unparalleled drama in the quest to map the human genome--a tale that involves as much politics as science. 16-page b&w photo insert.