The geneticist who played hoops with my DNA : --and other masterminds from the frontiers of biotech...
The geneticist who played hoops with my DNA : --and other masterminds from the frontiers of biotech...
The geneticist who played hoops with my DNA : --and other masterminds from the frontiers of biotech / David Ewing Duncan.
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Publisher
New York, NY : William Morrow, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N660.65092/1
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English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Prelude : the geneticist who played hoops with my DNA -- The language of biotech : a genetic primer -- 1. Prometheus : Douglas Melton -- 2. Eve : Cynthia Kenyon -- 3. Paul : Francis Collins -- 4. Faustus : Craig Venter -- 5. Zeus : James Watson -- 6. Puck : Sydney Brenner -- 7. Moses : Paul Berg --...
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Publisher
New York, NY : William Morrow, 2005.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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"Duncan has spent the last three years reporting on and studying these masterminds, from the co-solver of the DNA structure James Watson to a man who is creating synthetic life, Craig Venter. The Geneticist Who Played Hoops with My DNA tells their stories, revealing their quirky, fascinating, and sometimes vaguely unsettling personas as a way to un...
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The geneticist who played hoops with my DNA : --and other masterminds from the frontiers of biotech / David Ewing Duncan.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N660.65092/1
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74VKdbwdeV5O
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ISBN
0060537388 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780060537388 (hbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
660.650922
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991020049989702626
