A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life

Venter, J. Craig

ISBN 10: 0670063584 / ISBN 13: 9780670063581

Published by Viking Press, 2007

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Type: Hard Back First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket As New. Fine binding of white half cloth with gilt titles, navy boards, in immaculate condition. Binding is tight & solid, square with sharp corners. Internals as new also. The story of Craig Venter's quest for the entire human genome - a chronicle of a scientific adventure of stupendous importance. The account of the decoding of the human genome is a thrilling story of detection, but also a revealing and often troubling look at how science is increasingly practiced today--a discipline in which financial demands, political machinations, and ego often undermine the pursuit of knowledge that might save lives. 390 pages with Notes and Index. 9.5 x 6.3 inches. 2007, Viking Press, New York, New York, USA.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life
• Publisher: Viking Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670063584
• ISBN 13: 9780670063581
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science; Scientists, Medicine. Physicians. Hosp...

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Synopsis

A leading genomic research scientists traces his lackluster education and military service in Vietnam before discovering his interest in scientific pursuits, his early achievements at the National Institutes of Health, and his sequencing of the first genome prior to the more expensive ventures of the Human Genome Project.

About the Author

J. Craig Venter is one of the leading scientists of the twenty-first century. A pioneer in the world of genomic research, he is recognized for his visionary contributions to the field. In February 2001, Venter published the completed sequence of the human genome. He is the founder and president of the J. Craig Venter Institute.