Life Illuminated: Selected Papers from Cold Spring Harbor (Volume 2, 1972-1994)

Witkowski, Jan A.; Gann, Alexander; Sambrook, Joseph (editors)

ISBN 10: 0879698047 / ISBN 13: 9780879698041

Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2003

About this Item

Unmarked text. Dust jacket under clear mylar cover. Illustrated in black-and-white. Measures 6.75x9.25 inches. 242p. Includes CD. Contains reprints of articles originally published in various journals from 1972 to 1994. Second volume of an intellectual history of the science done at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Founded in 1890, CSHL has shaped contemporary biomedical research and education with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology and quantitative biology. Contributors include Robert Martienssen, Bruce Alberts, Carol W. Greider, Eric Kandel, Richard J. Roberts, and others. Index.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Life Illuminated: Selected Papers from Cold Spring Harbor (Volume 2, 1972-1994)
• Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879698047
• ISBN 13: 9780879698041
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: very good
• Weight: 26 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This book is the second volume of an intellectual history of the science done at CSHL (the first volume, Illuminating Life, showed that genetics became the dominant theme of research at CSH by as early as 1904). The appointment of James Watson as Director of the Laboratory in 1968 set off the explosive research development at CSH, as he recruited widely and wisely teams of investigators with diverse scientific interests. From this collection of papers, presented in full on the accompanying CD, several themes emerge: the characterization and exploitation of mobile genetic elements; the mechanics of DNA replication and regulation of the cell cycle; the behavior and internal architecture of cells; how viruses induce tumors; the discovery of cancer genes; the characteristics of neurons; and the invention of techniques that make possible further progress. Each theme is introduced in the context of the science of the time, and each paper has a commentary by, in most cases, one of its authors. Life Illuminated is a story of scientific innovation and achievement, told in the words of the investigators themselves.

About the Author

Jan Witkowski is the Executive Director of the Banbury Conference Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Alex Gann is the Editorial Director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Joe Sambrook is the Director of Research at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne.