Drawing the Map of Life Inside the Human Genome Project |
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| Author:
| McElheny, Victor K. |
| Series title: | A Merloyd Lawrence Book Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-465-04333-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $28.00 |
Book Description:
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Drawing the Map of Life takes the story of the Human Genome Project from its origins, through the race to its accomplishment, and on to today's vast efforts to exploit the complete, ordered sequence of the 3 billion subunits of DNA, the molecule of heredity. It is the first account to deal in depth and balance with the intellectual roots of the project, the motivations that drove it, and the hype that often masked genuine triumphs.
Drawing the Map of Life takes the story of the Human Genome Project from its origins, through the race to its accomplishment, and on to today's vast efforts to exploit the complete, ordered sequence of the 3 billion subunits of DNA, the molecule of heredity. It is the first account to deal in depth and balance with the intellectual roots of the project, the motivations that drove it, and the hype that often masked genuine triumphs.