1# Library to Find Best eBook for Read
Author : René Jules Dubos
Release : 1978
Genre :
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Professor, the Institute and DNA by : René Jules Dubos
Download or read book The Professor, the Institute and DNA written by René Jules Dubos. This book was released on 1978. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : René Jules Dubos
Release : 1976
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Professor, the Institute, and DNA by : René Jules Dubos
Download or read book The Professor, the Institute, and DNA written by René Jules Dubos. This book was released on 1976. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oswald Theodore Avery is little known outside of the scientific community. Yet, this extraordinary man, here brought vividly to life by a perceptive friend and sophisticated scientific colleague, was a monumental force in the development of medical research in the United States. Even among scientists, Avery is known chiefly as the senior author of a paper published in 1944 that identified DNA as the purveyor of genetic information. Two things make this highly personalized biography a landmark volume. First, its technical chapters clarify the philosophical concepts that lie behind today's understanding of the immunology of bacterial infection. Second, not a single existing textbook has ever described the laborious methods by which the men in Avery's laboratory discovered the genetic import of DNA.
Author : George M Church
Release : 2014-04-08
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 654/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Regenesis by : George M Church
Download or read book Regenesis written by George M Church. This book was released on 2014-04-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Harvard biologist and master inventor explores how new biotechnologies will enable us to bring species back from the dead, unlock vast supplies of renewable energy, and extend human life. In Regenesis, George Church and science writer Ed Regis explore the possibilities of the emerging field of synthetic biology. Synthetic biology, in which living organisms are selectively altered by modifying substantial portions of their genomes, allows for the creation of entirely new species of organisms. These technologies-far from the out-of-control nightmare depicted in science fiction-have the power to improve human and animal health, increase our intelligence, enhance our memory, and even extend our life span. A breathtaking look at the potential of this world-changing technology, Regenesis is nothing less than a guide to the future of life.
Author : Vesta-Nadine Severs
Release : 2002
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 104/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Oswald Avery and the Story of DNA by : Vesta-Nadine Severs
Download or read book Oswald Avery and the Story of DNA written by Vesta-Nadine Severs. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the Canadian-born bacteriologist whose research on pneumonia and other bacteria led to a new understanding of DNA which, in turn, led to DNA fingerprinting in criminal investigation, paternity testing, and genetic engineering for medical purposes.
Author : Keith Wailoo
Release : 2012-03-15
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 369/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Genetics and the Unsettled Past by : Keith Wailoo
Download or read book Genetics and the Unsettled Past written by Keith Wailoo. This book was released on 2012-03-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our genetic markers have come to be regarded as portals to the past. Analysis of these markers is increasingly used to tell the story of human migration; to investigate and judge issues of social membership and kinship; to rewrite history and collective memory; to right past wrongs and to arbitrate legal claims and human rights controversies; and to open new thinking about health and well-being. At the same time, in many societies genetic evidence is being called upon to perform a kind of racially charged cultural work: to repair the racial past and to transform scholarly and popular opinion about the “nature” of identity in the present. Genetics and the Unsettled Past considers the alignment of genetic science with commercial genealogy, with legal and forensic developments, and with pharmaceutical innovation to examine how these trends lend renewed authority to biological understandings of race and history. This unique collection brings together scholars from a wide range of disciplines—biology, history, cultural studies, law, medicine, anthropology, ethnic studies, sociology—to explore the emerging and often contested connections among race, DNA, and history. Written for a general audience, the book’s essays touch upon a variety of topics, including the rise and implications of DNA in genealogy, law, and other fields; the cultural and political uses and misuses of genetic information; the way in which DNA testing is reshaping understandings of group identity for French Canadians, Native Americans, South Africans, and many others within and across cultural and national boundaries; and the sweeping implications of genetics for society today.
