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008			160606s2015 enkae b 001 0 eng
020			_a9781781251409
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100	1		_aCobb, Matthew _eauthor. _9113138
245	1	0	_aLife's greatest secret : _bthe race to crack the genetic code / _cMatthew Cobb.
264		1	_aLondon : _bProfile Books, _c2015.
300			_axiv, 434 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations, portraits
336			_atext _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
520			_aLife'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.
650		0	_aGenes. _932658
650		0	_aGenetic code. _959812
650		0	_aDNA _xHistory. _929340
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