The Year Of The Genome. A Diary Of The Biological Revolution

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Publisher: Henry Holt And Co
Publisher Place: New York
Publisher Year: 2002
Edition: Reprint

Description: 288 pages. Ex-Library. Book and Jacket are both in Good condition. There is some light shelf and reading wear and a mark on front edge, but still a presentable study copy.

Publishers Description: For twelve months beginning in January 2000, celebrated essayist and research physician Gerald Weissmann carefully documented the modern age of enlightenment, charting its scientific marvels and new plagues. Now, this illuminating diary takes us on a literary exploration of laboratories and beyond to see the impact on human life and culture of headliners such as RU 486, AIDS drugs, and other current developments, including the controversial use of stem cells. Whether calling on Ralph Waldo Emerson to explain Craig Venters drive to unravel the genome or tracing the effect of Rachel Carsons legacy on the spread of malaria around the world, Weissmanns lively chronicle captures the greatest genetic revolution of all time.

ISBN: 9780805070958