Drawing the Map of Life by Victor K Mcelheny

Drawing the Map of Life by Victor K Mcelheny

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.

"It is no hagiographyIt captures the restless ambition of a man whose favourite saying is "If you are the cleverest person in the room, you are in the wrong room."-Matt Ridley, Sunday Telegraph "Victor McElheny brings a clear eye to the hard-to- explain combination of Watson's abrasive personality and unremitting achievement....McElheny presents the science in this amazing story with effortless lucidity and sets out clearly Watson's success as scientific impresario."-Brenda Maddox the Guardian"

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

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ISBN 13	9780465043330
ISBN 10	046504333X
Title	Drawing the Map of Life
Author	Victor K Mcelheny
Series	A Merloyd Lawrence Book
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Basic Books
Year published	2010-06-22
Number of pages	384
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