Drawing the Map of Life: Inside the Human Genome Project - Couverture souple

McElheny, Viktor K.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0465028950 ISBN 13 : 9780465028955

Editeur : Basic Books, 2012

Synopsis

Drawing the Map of Life is the dramatic story of the Human Genome Project from its origins, through the race to order the 3 billion subunits of DNA, to the surprises emerging as scientists seek to exploit the molecule of heredity. It's the first account to deal in depth with the intellectual roots of the project, the motivations that drove it, and the hype that often masked genuine triumphs.

Distinguished science journalist Victor McElheny offers vivid, insightful profiles of key people, such as David Botstein, Eric Lander, Francis Collins, James Watson, Michael Hunkapiller, and Craig Venter. McElheny also shows that the Human Genome Project is a striking example of how new techniques (such as restriction enzymes and sequencing methods) often arrive first, shaping the questions scientists then ask.

Drawing on years of original interviews and reporting in the inner circles of biological science, Drawing the Map of Life is the definitive, up-to-date story of today's greatest scientific quest. No one who wishes to understand genome mapping and how it is transforming our lives can afford to miss this book.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Victor K. McElheny, author of the much-acclaimed Watson and DNA, lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0465028950
• ISBN 13: 9780465028955
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400
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