Transducing the Genome: Information, Anarchy, and Revolution in the Biomedical Sciences

Zweiger, Gary

ISBN 10: 0071369805 / ISBN 13: 9780071369800

Published by McGraw-Hill, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Transducing the Genome: Information, Anarchy, and Revolution in the Biomedical Sciences
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071369805
• ISBN 13: 9780071369800
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

In this important book, a scientist gives us an inside account of the historic paradigm shift underway 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 importantly, 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.

About the Author

Gary Zweiger, PhD is a geneticist and Director of Business Development and Strategic Planningat Agilent Technologies, a leading producer of DNA microarrays (gene chips) and other biomedical tools. Prior to joining Agilent, he was Senior Strategic Advisor at Incyte Genomics, Inc., a founding company in the genomics industry. He has also worked as a consultant to venture capitalists, investment bankers, and other early backers of the emerging genomics industry, and has taught classes in human biology and biotechnology at several colleges. While at Incyte, Dr. Zweiger studied thousands of genes by using enormous biological databases and designed several powerful microarrays to help further his research into the molecular changes that accompany prostate, breast, colon, and pediatric cancers.