Life's greatest secret : the race to crack the genetic code
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Published
New York : Basic Books, [2015]., New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Group, [2015].
Physical Desc
xiv, 434 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portrait, facsimiles, photographs ; 25 cm.
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Ridgway Public Library - NONFICTION
572.863 COB
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572.863 COB
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Security Public Library - NONFICTION
572.86 COBB
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572.86 COBB
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Published
New York : Basic Books, [2015]., New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Group, [2015].
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Life's Greatest Secret is the story of the discovery and cracking of the genetic code. 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 the story of humans exploring what it is that makes us human, and how the world works.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cobb, M. (2015). Life's greatest secret: the race to crack the genetic code . Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cobb, Matthew. 2015. Life's Greatest Secret: The Race to Crack the Genetic Code. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cobb, Matthew. Life's Greatest Secret: The Race to Crack the Genetic Code Basic Books, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cobb, Matthew. Life's Greatest Secret: The Race to Crack the Genetic Code Basic Books, 2015.
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