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Ageless Quest: One Scientist’s Search for the Genes That Prolong Youth
Ageless Quest is a personal, sometimes controversial, account of the pursuit of a genetic ‘cure’ for aging by an expert in the field. The author is the Novartis Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Aging has always been regarded as a highly complex process with many degenerative changes leading to the cessation of life. But recent research has identified a relatively simple mechanism that governs the pace of aging. Lenny Guarente's Ageless Quest is a scientific detective story for the baby boom generation. It offers an insider's view of an area of potentially astonishing high reward and equally high risk.
This guide provides answers to frequently asked questions on topics such as - Becoming an inventor; Managing inventions and discoveries - step-by-step; Inventions - Rights of collaborators and young scientists; Rights of co-inventors; Effects of disclosing research results before protecting patent rights; How sharing and transfer of biological materials affects patent rights; Inventions and how to go about setting up a business.
This text-and-puzzle-kit presents essential features of the "Central Dogma of Biochemistry"-replication, transcription, translation, the genetic code−using simple diagrams and analogies to everyday experience. The companion Biodisc, bound in each copy, includes a pair of super-imposable disks representing codons, etc.
This glossary of terms is essential for anyone working in the biotechnology industry. Over 1600 terms covering accounting, auditing, advertising, biotechnology, business management, computers and the internet, human resources, business law, patents and patent law, quality assurance/control, marketing and sales. Appendices include abbreviations and acronyms, biotech recruiters, venture capital firms, and federal laws affecting biotech firms.
Cadaver Dog Handbook: Forensic Training and Tactics for the Recovery of Human Remains
Intended for those who train and handle cadaver dogs, this book also encompasses information for those who work closely with them, such as police, death investigators, and anthropologists. Its interdisciplinary approach is useful to any member of a forensic team who regularly participates in or evaluates the results of the human remains search effort. It is organized so that forensic specialists who are not themselves dog handlers will be able to access information about search techniques, contexts and documentation. Conversely, individuals interested primarily in training and handling will be able to focus on chapters devoted specifically to these subjects or expand their expertise to include more of the forensic framework.
Candid Science: Conversations with Famous Chemists
Thirty-six famous chemists, including Linus Pauling and Herbert C. Brown, tell about their lives in science, the beginnings of their careers, their aspirations, and their hardships and triumphs. The reader will learn about their seminal discoveries, and the conversations in the book bring out the humanity of these great scientists. NMR spectroscopy, computational chemistry, the drama of buckminsterfullerene, the story of the Pill, the politics of atmospheric chemistry and the resonance theory, the beginnings of molecular mechanics and modern stereochemistry are examples of the topics discussed first-hand by, in all likelihood, the most appropriate persons.
Perhaps no scientific field is less understood and appreciated by the public, and in particular by students, than chemistry. A general misunderstanding of the nature of chemistry and even the meaning of the word chemical pervades our society. Students and the general public alike are further unaware of the broad scope of chemistry and the impact of the discipline on many fields. Conveying the importance and relevance of chemistry to our world is one of the greatest challenges facing chemists and chemical educators today. Chemistry Connections: The Chemical Basis of Everyday Phenomena highlights this fundamental role of chemical principles in governing our everyday experiences and observations through a collection of provocative, topical questions. For the past 15 years, ACS and NSF have been pushing to make the study of chemistry more relevant to our understanding of chemical phenomena in day-to-day life. This supplement and text reference provides students and teachers with the real-world applications of chemistry. KEY FEATURES Presents a question-and-answer format of topical subjects to intrigue the reader Contains two levels of explanations: general explanations in accessible terms to highlight the chemical essence of the phenomenon and technical explanations using introductory chemical principles to provide specific details for a more in-depth interpretation Features indexing of questions according to key principles or terms to enhance instructional use Includes figures and chemical structures to illustrate further the chemical concepts presented Refers to related World Wide Web sites for further exploration
Clean Technology for the Manufacture of Specialty Chemicals
Producing large quantities of waste is not only environmentally unacceptable, it is also not viable in economic terms. The chemical industry, particularly the speciality and pharmaceuticals sectors, is becoming increasingly aware of the advantages associated with clean technology, particularly in terms of competitive advantage and environmental benefits. Bringing together an understanding of the concepts and values of clean technology by using case studies from some leading European countries, this book provides an insight into subjects such as catalysis; process intensification; and how to measure the "green" value of a process. It also highlights the role played by both the chemical and chemical engineering disciplines in the development of cleaner processes. Clean Technology for the Manufacture of Speciality Chemicals will prove valuable reading for process development chemists and engineers, particularly those in the specialities and pharmaceuticals sectors, and will also be an important source of teaching material for the growing number of clean technology chemistry courses.
“The age of Biotech is dawning," says BusinessWeek. Biotech companies are quickly becoming the new economic engines of growth and innovation. Businesses must prepare now for the post-information Biotech Age. Rather than focusing on science or social issues, Oliver presents an accessible overview of the business of biotechnology and its vast implications and opportunities.
Correcting the Blueprint of Life: An Historical Account of the Discovery® of DNA Repair Mechanisms
In this brief, readable, and revealing book, one of the pioneers of the now rapidly evolving field of DNA repair traces the history of the discovery of the more important mechanisms by which cells respond to DNA damage. Errol Friedberg has written an enjoyable and informative introduction to the study of DNA mutagenesis and re-pair that will interest students at an advanced undergraduate or graduate student level as well as investigators in fields as diverse as oncogenesis, cell cycle regulation, transcription and DNA replication.
Davenport’s Heredity in Relation to Eugenicsd: A View from the 21st Century
When Charles Davenport published Heredity in Relation to Eugenics in 1911, he advanced his ideas of where genetics would go in the rest of the 20th century. In this volume a group of scientists take some of Davenport's themes - mental illness, human evolution, nature and nurture - and discuss them in a 21st century context. Davenport's original books is reprinted along with the assays.
Eighth Day of Creation: The Makers of the Revolution in Biology (Expanded Edition)
Unavailable in the U.S. for many years, Horace Judson's remarkable lay history of molecular biology is now published in a new, expanded edition. The author has added new material on some of the principal figures involved, particularly Rosalind Franklin. Also included are a new Forward and an Afterword which sketches the further development of molecular biology into the era of recombinant DNA. No one active in current molecular genetics can fail to be informed and entertained by this extraordinary account of how it all began. Also highly recommended for students and interested lay people.
Excel® for Chemists: A Comprehensive Guide, 2nd Edition
Few chemists take full advantage of the scientific calculating power within Excel. This program is capable of helping chemists process, analyze, and present scientific data, from simple to complex. This edition has been revised to take into account changes in Excel, and incorporate an abundance of new examples. It contains illustrations and examples of chemical applications, useful "How to" boxes outlining how to accomplish complex tasks in Excel, and step-by-step instructions for programming Excel to automate repetitive data-processing tasks. Included is a CD-ROM with many helpful spreadsheet templates, macros, and other tools. New chapters contained in this edition feature Array formulas covered in depth in a separate chapter, along with a comprehensive review of using arrays in VBA; How to create a worksheet with controls, such as option buttons, check boxes, or a list box; an extensive list of shortcut keys.
The Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, 50 years after the discovery of the structure of DNA and 17 years after an influential debate at the annual Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Symposium about the Project's feasibility. The 2003 Symposium was dedicated to examining what has been learned so far from the human genome sequence. This book contains over sixty contributions from the world's leaders in this field and covers genome structure and evolution, methods of data analysis, lessons from species comparison, and the application of sequence data to the understanding of disease.This volume is also published online (annual subscription required) at http://www.cshl-symposium.org. The site contains the full text of the written communications from the 2003 Symposium and the Symposia held in 1998 through 2002 (Volumes LXIII).
The Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, 50 years after the discovery of the structure of DNA and 17 years after an influential debate at the annual Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Symposium about the Project's feasibility. The 2003 Symposium was dedicated to examining what has been learned so far from the human genome sequence. This book contains over sixty contributions from the world's leaders in this field and covers genome structure and evolution, methods of data analysis, lessons from species comparison, and the application of sequence data to the understanding of disease.This volume is also published online (annual subscription required) at http://www.cshl-symposium.org. The site contains the full text of the written communications from the 2003 Symposium and the Symposia held in 1998 through 2002 (Volumes LXIII).
This candid narrative by Nobel laureate, Arthur Kornberg, chronicles the saga of a small biotech firm’s start-up, the key players, the painstaking development of the perfect product, and the forces affecting its resulting success or failure. Kornberg's razor-sharp wit and provocative opinions make this book a compelling page turner, whether he is decrying the current fashion in scientific funding or delving into the hotly contested PCR patent trial.
The challenge for today's new chemistry graduates is to meet society's demand for new products that have increased benefits, but without detrimental effects on the environment. Green Chemistry outlines the basic concepts of the subject in simple language, looking at the role of catalysts and solvents, waste minimisation, feedstocks, green metrics and the design of safer, more efficient, processes. The inclusion of industrially relevant examples throughout demonstrates the importance of green chemistry in many industry sectors. Intended primarily for use by students and lecturers, this book will also appeal to industrial chemists, engineers, managers or anyone wishing to know more about green chemistry.
I Wish I’d Made You Angry Earlier: Essays on Science, Scientists and Humanity
Science is no quiet life, creativity, ambition and conflict are as vital and abundant in science as in artistic endeavors. In this collection of essays, the Nobel-Prize-winning protein chemist Max Perutz writes about the pursuits of scientific knowledge, whihch he see as an enterprise providing not just new facts but cause for reflection and revelation, as in a poem or painting. Max Perutz's essays explore a remarkable range of scientific topics with the lucidy and precision Perutz brought to his own pioneering work in crystallography. He has been hailed as an author who "make difficult subjects intelligible and writes with the warmth, humanity and broad culture which has always characterized the great man of science". Of his previous collection of essays, a reviewer said "They turn the world of science and medicine into a marvelous land of adventure which I was thrilled to explore in the company of this wise and human{writer}". Readers of this volume can journey the same land, with the same delight. Max Perutz (1914-2002) was a brilliant scientist, a visionary of molecular biology and a writer of elegant essays infused with humanity and wisdom. This expanded paperback edition contains nine additional essays and a warmly evocative portrait of Max by his friends and professional colleague Sir John Meurig Thomas.
Illuminating Life: Selected Papers from Cold Spring Harbor, Volume 1 (1903–1969)
The Laboratory that bears the Cold Spring Harbor name is famous for its research, its role in science education, and the science that won three recent Nobel prizes. This book, an intellectual history of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, can be enjoyed by anyone interested in the development of contemporary science, regardless of technical background. It is assembled on the foundation of twenty research papers published between 1903 and 1969. Now hard to track down, they are reproduced in facsimile and accompanied by a series of essays by Jan Witkowski describing the investigations that were done, who did them, and why they were important. This handsome volume will appeal to students, established scientists, and others intrigued not only by the history of research at Cold Spring Harbor but also by an extraordinary period in the flowering of American science.
A collection of reprinted articles from the review journal Trends in Biochemical Sciences (TiBS) focusing on the central dogma of molecular biology - DNA makes RNA makes protein. The biographical and autobiographical articles describe the great discoveries in the field from an insider's perspective.
For James D. Watson, the year 2003 was momentous: The 50th anniversary of the discovery, with Francis Crick, of the DNA double helix; the 35th anniversary of the publication of his best–selling memoir of the discovery, The Double Helix; the 35th anniversary of his appointment as Director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, an institution he molded into a research and education center of international renown and prestige: and the year in which the sequencing of the human genome was completed, a project of unprecedented international effort and coordination that Watson got off the ground and sustained during its first, critical years. In the course of his 75 years, Watson has achieved a reputation as outspoken, capricious, abrasive, and ruthless in pursuing his visionary goals. Few other scientists have achieved his celebrity status, or enjoyed it so much, without losing professional credibility. Yet behind the public notoriety there is a complexity apparent only to those who know Watson as a colleague, mentor, inspiration, and friend. This book gives voice to 43 of these individuals—people of distinction who have worked with Watson as a scientist, educator, author, administrator, and government official. Their essays cover much of his scientific life and, taken together, create a portrait of a complex man whose originality and force of will have produced extraordinary achievements.
Aspects of Organic, Physical and Inorganic chemistry are presented simply and clearly for student inhibited by the traditional chemistry textbook. This text reinforces a knowledge of the underlying concepts of chemistry for students taking biological science courses. Following a basic description of the periodic table, atoms and bonding, the properties and roles of small biological molecules, e.g. water, are covered. An introduction to molecular shape is followed by a description of molecular interactions. Common reactions of key classes of carbon based compounds are covered, including aromatic compounds. The aqueous behavior of organic compounds preceeds a description of elementary thermodynamics and kinetics. Finally the electromagnetic spectrum and its utility in the analysis of biologically relevant compounds is covered.
Internet for Cell and Molecular Biologists, 2nd ed.
The second edition of this popular book explains in detail the expanding possibilities that the internet offers cell biologists, molecular biologists, and other bioscientists. All aspects of the internet are discussed from mailing lists and discussion groups to sequence search facilities, primer design software, genome databases, computational genomics and microarray analysis. The book is packed with essential information on the use, purpose and future potential of all relevant resources. This manual was designed to enable the bioscientist to make skilful use of computers and of the rich internet tool-set.
This textbook is designed to present a concise and thorough introduction to environmental chemistry for students in the fields of earth science, environmental science, geography and chemistry. A strong theme of the book is the importance of understanding how natural geochemical processes operate over a variety of timescales and how the effects of human perturbations can be measured against these.
Is It in Your Genes The Influence of Genes on Common Disorders and Diseases that Affect You and Your Family
My father has Parkinson’s Disease. What is my risk? My older sister has schizophrenia. I am 45 and healthy. What are the risks to my kids? My 37 year old sister has just been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Am I at increased risk?
In this book, Dr Philip Reilly, a well-known author and clinical geneticist, attempts to answer these questions and many more. Our increased understanding of the influence of genes on disease means the nature of genetic risks in families is becoming ever clearer. The book covers over 90 common conditions, diseases and disorders ranging in chronological order from conception to old age. Dr Reilly discusses each one of these in turn, making clear what is known and not known about the genetic factors influencing the development of the disease. He also offers advice on what you, or other members of your family, can do if you are at risk of developing a disease. Written in clear, non-technical terms, this book is a vital read for anyone trying to understand the causes and effects of diseases running through their family.
Is It in Your Genes The Influence of Genes on Common Disorders and Diseases that Affect You and Your Family
My father has Parkinson’s Disease. What is my risk? My older sister has schizophrenia. I am 45 and healthy. What are the risks to my kids? My 37 year old sister has just been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Am I at increased risk?
In this book, Dr Philip Reilly, a well-known author and clinical geneticist, attempts to answer these questions and many more. Our increased understanding of the influence of genes on disease means the nature of genetic risks in families is becoming ever clearer. The book covers over 90 common conditions, diseases and disorders ranging in chronological order from conception to old age. Dr Reilly discusses each one of these in turn, making clear what is known and not known about the genetic factors influencing the development of the disease. He also offers advice on what you, or other members of your family, can do if you are at risk of developing a disease. Written in clear, non-technical terms, this book is a vital read for anyone trying to understand the causes and effects of diseases running through their family.
Scientists are trained in scholarship and technical skills but not, typically, in how to deal with their peers, supervisors, or staff who report to them. Yet even a first-rate research project can fail or flounder if the people concerned can't get along. Lab Dynamics is a book about the challenges of doing science and dealing with the individuals involved, including oneself. The authors, a scientist and a psychotherapist, draw on principles of group and behavioral psychology but speak to scientists in their own language. They offer in-depth, practical advice, real-life examples, and exercises tailored to scientific and technical workplaces on topics as diverse as conflict resolution, negotiation, dealing with supervision, working with competing peers, and making transitions between academia and industry.
Managing Scientists: Leadership Strategies in Scientific Research, 2nd ed.
This updated edition provides managers with a practical guide focused on the particular management needs for research and development in biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. It offers a way to improve the quality of interactions and creativity output in R&D, with real life case studies to illustrate key points.
Microreactors: New Technology for Modern Chemistry
New concepts of chemical synthesis have led to an increasing demand for miniaturization and more complex systems. Microreaction technology is a hot topic as it opens completely new possibilities for chemical engineering, combinatorial chemistry, and biotechnology. Small, inexpensive, independent, and versatile devices ensure many reactions achieve maximum selectivity, minimum waste, minimum investment, a better control of the process, safe manufacture and production on demand - to create a more efficient process. This book outlines the fabrication techniques of microfluidic components, unit operations of micro-chemical engineering and current world-wide activities.
The gene has become a cultural icon and an increasingly rich source of imagery and ideas for visual artists. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary painting and sculpture, The Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Age explores the moral and bioethical questions these works address. What does it mean to be human? What is identity in a society of genetically manipulated individuals? Questions like these are growing louder as genetic technology advances and the public examines the ethical consequences more widely. Suzanne Anker and Dorothy Nelkin, an artist and a social scientist, have written a thought-provoking and visually fascinating book for scientists, artists, students, and general readers intrigued by the anxiety and exhilaration of the genetic age.
Murderous Science: Elimination by Scientific Selection of Jews, Gypsies, and Others in Germany 1933-1945
The Human Genome Project has associated many mutant genes with physical ailments and the genetic basis of certain behavioral characteristics is being seriously discussed. In the 1920s and 1930s, advocates for eugenics claimed that genes influenced human behavior, but with no valid evidence. In Germany the Nazis adopted their ideas to justify violent anti-semitism. In this new, expanded edition of the English translation of his compelling book.
Natural Products: Their Chemistry and Biological Significance
This highly informative text explores the structure, chemistry, biosynthesis and interaction of natural organic compounds, and their synthesis in the laboratory. The result is a fascinating insight into the underlying chemistry of life processes. The book also identifies the possible roles of natural products such as toxins, psychomimetics and pharmaceuticals. Each chapter is devoted to a particular class of compound and provides a broad coverage by focusing on both primary and secondary metabolite. Natural Products takes a chemical viewpoint but biological interrelationships are also discussed.
This reference guide will lead you to the most important recent developments like how scientists can now prepare ketones by directly combining aldehydes with terminal alkenes. Also, detailed analysis of more than twenty total syntheses, including the Davies Synthesis of (-)-Colombiasin A and (-)-Elisapterosin B, the Overman Synthesis of (-)-Sarain A, and the Sorensen Synthesis of (-)-Guanacastepene E.
PET Chemistry: The Driving Force in Molecular Imaging
The incessant progress in the comprehension of molecular processes of disease formation and progression is accompanied by an increasing importance of biomedical molecular imaging methods. PET, a nuclear medical imaging modality, is ideally suited to produce such kinds of images by use of positron-emitting chemical entities. The purpose of this workshop was to discuss and overview applications and technologies in the area of PET chemistry. The book provides the reader with state-of-the-art information on the different applications of PET isotopes, such as F-18, C-11, Ga-68, Cu-64, Y-86, Br-76, Br-77 and I-124, and their impact on molecular imaging. New technical features such as microwaves, microreactors and modules for the synthesis of new PET tracers are discussed.
A principal architect and visionary of the new biology, a Nobel Prize-winner at 34 and best-selling author at 40 (The Double Helix), James D. Watson had the authority and courage to take a prominent role as commentator on the march of DNA science and its implications for society. In essays for publications and in lectures, he delivered what were, in effect, dispatches from the front lines of the revolution. This book is a collection of outspoken and sparkling ideas and opinions.
Patent Strategy for Researchers and Research Managers, 2nd ed.
This edition introduces researchers to patent applications and patent portfolios. With minimum use of ''legal jargon", it provides the technical professional with the help and advice they require to understand the legal complexities that they may encounter before and during a patent application. It also discusses the responsibilities of the researcher after patent applications have been filed and the role the researcher can play in the maintenance of a global patent estate. Over the last five years intellectual property has taken center stage around the world as countries realize the value of having a consistent and enforceable patent business. The increase in patent activity has resulted in a number of new laws being created. To reflect these changes this edition has been reorganised and completely updated.
The architecture of an embryo results from complex molecular interactions in time and space. The secrets of these processes are yielding quickly to genetic and cellular dissection in flies, mice, and other species, and finding application to human embryology. This remarkable volume presents the most current and authoritative survey of the induction of axes, control of cell migration, and the development of nervous system, limbs, wings, and other organs, seen through the perspective of sixty-one renowned investigators. Completed by a summary that charts the future of this dynamic field, this is a volume no laboratory interested in genes and development can afford to be without.
Teaches how to anticipate and avoid problems when processes are being scaled up from the research lab or pilot plant. The approach is pragmatic, with a minimum of theory and over 100 practical scale-up tips. Many tables and detailed reaction schemes allow the reader to identify critical processing steps quickly. This practical guide is essential reading for chemists and chemical engineers involved in industrial process research and/or process development.
Rugged plastic stand for hands-free reading. Especially useful to workers in the lab who must have ready access to reference books; an invaluable computer accessory; also useful as a portable lectern. Supports heavy manuals, large periodicals, and individual papers at the optimal angle for reading. Adjustable supports hold papers up to 14" H × 18" W. Adjustable page holder keeps even stiffly bound volumes open for easy reading. Reduces neck and eye strain. Collapses flat (8 × 11"), stores in a briefcase or drawer.
Scientists Must Speak: Bringing Presentations to Life
Having the ability to present confidently, engage the audience, make a clear, well-argued case, and handle any tricky situations, is rarely a natural talent, but it can be learned. This book can help. The majority of scientists have had occasion to stand up in front of an audience or grant funding panel. For scientists, this is complicated by the specialist nature of the data. The book includes sections on targeting your talk, taking control, handling question and answer sessions, expecting the unexpected, and adapting material for different situations.
In a new preface to this special edition of his critically acclaimed memoir, Francois Jacob recalls the events that brought him to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the early 1960's and taught him much about phage biology and the informal ways of American science. Throughout his book, Jacob demonstrates a scientist's eye for detail and a poet's instinct for the inner life, as he tells of a privileged Parisian boyhood, young love, heroism in war, and the fascination of life at the edge of scientific discovery.
The Unfit, by Elof Carlson, explores the sources of a movemen - negative eugenics - that was used to justify the Holocaust, which claimed millions of innocent lives in World War II. The title reflects the nearly three centuries of belief that some people are socially unfit by virtue of a defective biology, and echoes an earlier theory of degeneracy, dating to biblical antiquity, in which some people were deemed unfit because of some transgression against religious law. The author presents the first biological theory of degeneracy - onanism - and then follows the development of degeneracy theory throughout the nineteenth century and its application to a variety of social classes. The key intellectual theories and their proponents form the framework of this exploration, which includes the concepts of evolution and heredity and how they were applied to social problems. These ideas are followed into the twentieth century with the development of theories of positive and negative eugenics, the establishment of compulsory sterilization laws, racism and anti-Semitism, and the Holocaust. This story of misapplied science and technology is one that still haunts humanity in the twenty-first century. The ghost of eugenics recurs in many guises during debates and controversies about intelligence testing, genetic screening, prenatal diagnosis, gene therapy, new reproductive strategies, and uses of our genomic information. Carlson ends his discussion of the history of humanity in this arena with an exploration of the future of genetics that is based on new technologies and application of the Human Genome Project findings, as well as a discussion of the death of the old eugenics and of the problems that will not go away, including our ambivalence about our own biology.
Times of Triumph, Times of Doubt: Science and the Battle for Public Trust
The intent and uses of science are a continuing preoccupation, especially in public debates on issues such as new pharmaceuticals, cloning, stem cells, genetically modified foods, and assisted reproduction. Times of Triumph, Times of Doubt, written by the eminent geneticist and historian Elof Carlson, explores the moral foundations of science and their role in these hot–button issues. Carlson chooses a variety of case histories and describes their scientific background and the part played by scientists in the application of their work, including their motivations and reactions to bad outcomes, both real and alleged. He examines why ethical lapses have occurred in these areas, why bad things happen when, for the most part, those who worked on the science had only good intentions in mind, and how such lapses can be prevented from occurring in the future.
We Can Sleep Later: Alfred D. Hershey and the Origins of Molecular Biology
An absorbing portrait of the pioneering molecular biologist best known for demonstrating that DNA is the genetic component of phages, through essays and reminiscences from twenty–three distinguished scientists whose work and careers were influenced by the man and his science.
Writing Life of James D. Watson: Professor, Promoter, Provocateur
James Watson's fame as a scientist and research leader overshadows his considerable achievements as an innovator in the form and style of scientific communication. This book surveys Watson's books and essays from the perennially best-selling The Double Helix through his classic textbooks of the 1960s and 70s, polemics on ethical questions about genetic technology, to more recent works of autobiography.
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