Title: A Century of DNA : A History of the Discovery of the Structure and Function of the Genetic Substance
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication Date: 1977
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0262160676
ISBN 13: 9780262160674
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: Good

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Why did it take more than a century of research before scientists properly understood what DNA was and what it did within the cell? "A Century of DNA" aims to answer this question, tracing the history of DNA research across interrelated subjects, including embryology, biophysics, organic chemistry, histology, physiological chemistry, and genetics. The chapters follow a chronological sequence in the development of ideas on DNA, and incorporate biographical material on researchers involved in these discoveries. Comprehensible to the general scientific reader and to the specialist, this book is a unique look at the foundations of molecular biology.

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"A major work in the history of science." -- The Wall Street Journal

"A major work in the history of science."
"A major work in the history of science."-- The Wall Street Journal

..."a considerable contribution to the history of the subject."-- Nature

" The general objective of this book...is laudable." -- Science

" A major work in the history of science." -- The Wall Street Journal

" ...a considerable contribution to the history of the subject." -- Nature

" As detailed and accurate a factual reconstruction as we are likely to be given for a generation" -- Human Nature

& quot; The general objective of this book...is laudable.& quot; -- Science

& quot; A major work in the history of science.& quot; -- The Wall Street Journal

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