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9780738208664

Watson And DNA Making A Scientific Revolution

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  • ISBN13:

    9780738208664

  • ISBN10:

    0738208663

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-02-05
  • Publisher: Basic Books

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Summary

The most influential scientist of the last century, James Watson has been at dead center in the creation of modern molecular biology. This masterful biography brings to life the extraordinary achievements not only of Watson but also all those working on this cutting edge of scientific discovery, such as Walter Gilbert, Francis Crick, Francois Jacob, and David Baltimore. From the ruthless competition in the race to identify the structure of DNA to a near mutiny in the Harvard biology department, to clashes with ethicists over issues in genetics, Watson has left a wake of detractors as well as fans. Victor McElheny probes brilliantly behind the veil of Watson's own invented persona, bringing us close to the relentless genius and scientific impresario who triggered and sustained a revolution in science.

Author Biography

Victor K. McElheny is a distinguished science journalist who has covered the revolution in molecular biology for the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and Science for nearly four decades.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Prologue: 19 October 1962
Books and Birds: "Growing Up" in Chicago
Target, The Gene: Bloomington and "Paradise"
Stumbling on Gold: Two Smart Alecks in Cambridge
A Beautiful Molecule: Being Believed
Now What? Thrashing Around
Harvard: "Few Dared Call Him to Account"
Minifesto and Marriage
"Fresh, Arrogant, Catty, Bratty, and Funny"
A Passion for Building: Cold Spring Harbor
"Higher" Cells: Science at Cold Spring Harbor
"Odd Man Out": Recombinant DNA
Genome: "It Is So Obvious"
Epilogue: "I'am an Optimist"
A Brief Chronology
Interviews by the Author
Notes
Index
About the Author
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