A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life - Softcover

Venter, J. Craig

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9780143114185: A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life
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ISBN 10: 0143114182 ISBN 13: 9780143114185
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2008

Synopsis

The triumphant memoir of the man behind one of the greatest feats in scientific history

Of all the scientific achievements of the past century, perhaps none can match the deciphering of the human genetic code, both for its technical brilliance and for its implications for our future. In A Life Decoded, J. Craig Venter traces his rise from an uninspired student to one of the most fascinating and controversial figures in science today. Here, Venter relates the unparalleled drama of the quest to decode the human genome?a goal he predicted he could achieve years earlier and more cheaply than the government-sponsored Human Genome Project, and one that he fulfilled in 2001. A thrilling story of detection, A Life Decoded is also a revealing, and often troubling, look at how science is practiced today.

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About the Author

J. Craig Venter is the founder, chairman, and CEO of the J. Craig Venter Institute, a nonprofit research organization dedicated to genomic research. He is also the founder and CEO of Synthetic Genomics, Inc. He lives in La Jolla, California.

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0143114182
ISBN 13 
9780143114185
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
416
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