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"Captivating... hard to put down."­­Choice

"A bracing insider's account of why gene structure matters to science and commerce."­­American Scientist

How genomics is bringing biology into the Digital Age

In this important book, a scientist gives us an inside account of the historic paradigm shift under way in the life sciences as a result of the Human Genome Project and provides a philosophical framework in which to understand biology and medicine as information sciences. In a story told on many fascinating levels, Gary Zweiger introduces us to the visionaries who first understood genes as information carriers and chronicles how their early efforts led to the birth of the new science of genomics. He provides insights into the uneasy collaboration of private, government, and academic efforts, the role of the pharmaceutical companies, and the influence of venture capitalists on one of the most ambitious and potentially significant scientific undertakings in history. Most important, he explores the profound impact that the transducing of biological information into a digital format already has had on biological research and medicine, and the equally profound effect it is sure to have on our understanding of ourselves and all living creatures.

"TRASDUCING THE GENOME is irresistible reading. A classic in the making, it is accessible to anyone with a couple of years of university level math including a bit of linear programming. Brisk in spite of some equations and speculations on n-dimensional hyperspace, it's a window into information systems being developed...TRASDUCING THE GENOME is not just a great read, it's a fundamental look at genomics as a work in progress and implications for information systems. If that's your thing, the book's vital reading."

Andrew Allentuck, Globe and Mail (Toronto), 05/11/2001

"...one of the best scientific explanations of gene hunting."

Lori B. Andrews, Lingua Franca, October 2001

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