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Genes, Genomes and Society
James D. Watson
ISBN: 9780879696092
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,U.S.
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In this text principal architect and visionary of the new biology, Nobel Prize-winner, and best-selling author James D. Watson looks back at his life and work. The book covers such topics as recombinant DNA controversies and the societal implications of the Human Genome Project.
Jim Watson is one of the world's most famous scientists. A principal architect and visionary of modern biology, a Nobel Prize winner at 34, a best selling author at 40 ("The Double Helix"), and a fearless commentator on the march of DNA science and its impact on society. For this paperback edition, the author has added three newly written essays containing his reflections on the survival value of pursuing happiness, advice for new college graduates, and his thoughts on the completion of a draft of the human genome.
| ISBN | 0879696095 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | ISBN13 | 9780879696092
(What's this?) | | Pages | 266 | | Publisher | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,U.S. | | Volumes | 1 | | Imprint | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,U.S. | | Weight (grammes) | 535 | | Format | Paperback | | Published in | New York | | Publication date | 20 Aug 2001 | | Height (mm) | 235 | | Writer of introduction | Walter Gratzer (King's College, University of London) | | Width (mm) | 159 | | Library of Congress | 01028438 | | Spine width (mm) | 15 | | DEWEY | 572.86 | | Academic level | General, Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly |
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Autobiographical flights; recombinant DNA controversies; ethos of science; war on cancer; societal implications of the Human Genome Project.
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