For the Love of Enzymes: The Odyssey of a Biochemist - Softcover

Kornberg, Arthur

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0674307763 ISBN 13: 9780674307766

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1991

Synopsis

Winner of the American Medical Writers' Association Book Award, this volume describes, with observations on the process of scientific research, the author's successive research problems, the challenges they presented and the ultimate accomplishments that resulted.

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Review

A well-written history of the field and Kornberg's role in it, full of explanations of the science itself and clear-eyed observations about the process of research. Readers will find here the first-rate mind of a first-rate scientist, and there is pleasure in that. It is rare to read such a lucid account of epoch-making science.--Lee Dembart "Los Angeles Times "

This is the life of a great scientist, told with modesty and wit.--Peter Gorner "Chicago Tribune "

Kornberg's book shines with a love of science...Let us hope that there are those like him today who will, in 50 years' time, be able to inform, instruct and amaze us with a book such as this.--Maxine Clarke "New Scientist "

This is a first-rate book. I had difficulty in putting it down. Kornberg is refreshingly frank and writes with a lively wit as well. It has a wealth of important biochemical facts and history, which are brought to life with clarity and style. The book is a paradigm for how to convey factual information in a way that is easy to remember and to enjoy.--Paul Schimmel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Kornberg is a gifted writer and the book contains sentences of both wisdom and beauty...For the Love of Enzymes is at the same time charming, stimulating and informative, a reflection of its author. If widely read--and I very much hope it is--it will greatly contribute to the scientific education of the public.--Efraim Racker "Nature "

Kornberg's new book For the Love of Enzymes...traces the origins and development of his research on the biosynthesis of DNA, work that was to bring him a Nobel Prize in 1959. Although largely devoted to science, the book is written from a distinctly personal point of view, which adds greatly to its interest not only because of what we learn about Kornberg the man but also because of the light it sheds on how the personality of a researcher may be reflected in the style of his work...The fusion of biochemistry and genetics that has led to the dramatic emergence of molecular biology and genetic engineering in the past few decades is perhaps the most notable event in science in the later 20th century. For the Love of Enzymes offers a unique and fascinating insight into the life and thought of a man whose work was at the center of these grand developments.--Eugene Kennedy "Science "

About the Author

Arthur Kornberg received a Nobel Prize for the laboratory synthesis of DNA. He is currently Professor of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0674307763
• ISBN 13: 9780674307766
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352