Life's Greatest Secret
The Race to Crack the Genetic Code
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Profile Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78125-140-9 (ISBN)
Profile Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78125-140-9 (ISBN)
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Shortlisted for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books
Life's Greatest Secret is the story of the discovery and cracking of the genetic code. This great scientific breakthrough has had far-reaching consequences for how we understand ourselves and our place in the natural world. The code forms the most striking proof of Darwin's hypothesis that all organisms are related, holds tremendous promise for improving human well-being, and has transformed the way we think about life.
Matthew Cobb interweaves science, biography and anecdote in a book that mixes remarkable insights, theoretical dead-ends and ingenious experiments with the pace of a thriller. He describes cooperation and competition among some of the twentieth-century's most outstanding and eccentric minds, moves between biology, physics and chemistry, and shows the part played by computing and cybernetics. The story spans the globe, from Cambridge MA to Cambridge UK, New York to Paris, London to Moscow. It is both thrilling science and a fascinating story about how science is done.
Life's Greatest Secret is the story of the discovery and cracking of the genetic code. This great scientific breakthrough has had far-reaching consequences for how we understand ourselves and our place in the natural world. The code forms the most striking proof of Darwin's hypothesis that all organisms are related, holds tremendous promise for improving human well-being, and has transformed the way we think about life.
Matthew Cobb interweaves science, biography and anecdote in a book that mixes remarkable insights, theoretical dead-ends and ingenious experiments with the pace of a thriller. He describes cooperation and competition among some of the twentieth-century's most outstanding and eccentric minds, moves between biology, physics and chemistry, and shows the part played by computing and cybernetics. The story spans the globe, from Cambridge MA to Cambridge UK, New York to Paris, London to Moscow. It is both thrilling science and a fascinating story about how science is done.
Matthew Cobb is Professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester where his research focuses on the sense of smell, insect behaviour and the history of science. His books include The Egg & Sperm Race and acclaimed accounts of the French Resistance during the Second World War and the liberation of Paris in 1944.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 11.6.2015 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 243 mm |
| Gewicht | 856 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte | |
| Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► Bioinformatik | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie | |
| Schlagworte | Lebensthemen |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78125-140-1 / 1781251401 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78125-140-9 / 9781781251409 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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