A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life - Paperback

$27.00

A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life - Paperback

Name: A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life - Paperback
Brand: BooksCloud
SKU: 9780143114185
Price: 27.00 USD
Availability: InStock

by J. Craig Venter

$27.00

Book Overview

Report copyright infringement

by J. Craig Venter (Author)

The triumphant memoir of the man behind one of the greatest feats in scientific history

Of all the scientific achievements of the past century, perhaps none can match the deciphering of the human genetic code, both for its technical brilliance and for its implications for our future. In A Life Decoded, J. Craig Venter traces his rise from an uninspired student to one of the most fascinating and controversial figures in science today. Here, Venter relates the unparalleled drama of the quest to decode the human genome?a goal he predicted he could achieve years earlier and more cheaply than the government-sponsored Human Genome Project, and one that he fulfilled in 2001. A thrilling story of detection, A Life Decoded is also a revealing, and often troubling, look at how science is practiced today.

Author Biography

J. Craig Venter is the founder, chairman, and CEO of the J. Craig Venter Institute, a nonprofit research organization dedicated to genomic research. He is also the founder and CEO of Synthetic Genomics, Inc. He lives in La Jolla, California.

Number of Pages: 416

Dimensions: 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN

Publication Date: October 01, 2008

ISBN	9780143114185
Author	J. Craig Venter
Publisher	Penguin Publishing Group
Genre	Biography and Education
Format	Paperback
Published	October 2008
Language	ENG- English
Pages	416
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print