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This text, although written mainly for science students and research scientists, also aims at those readers who look at science not for its own sake but in search of a better understanding of our world in general. What were the fundamental questions asked by the early pioneers of molecular biology? What made them tick for decades, trying to elucidate the basic mechanisms of heredity and Life itself? In each chapter, the development of a particular aspect of modern biology is described in a historical and logical context, not forgetting to take into account human aspects of the protagonists of the story. The book is enriched with illustrations, including facsimile reproductions from the original descriptions of key experiments. It is dedicated to a large readership: students and teachers of biology, biochemistry, or medicine, and research scientists with an interest in historical aspects.

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Author:   R. Hausmann
Publisher:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   2002 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.470kg
ISBN:  

9781402010927

ISBN 10:   1402010923
Pages:   332
Publication Date:   28 February 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1: Enzymes.- 2: Genes.- 3: One Gene — One Enzyme.- 4: Phages.- 5: The Double Helix.- 6: Double Helix: the Anticlimax.- 7: Avery? Hershey?.- 8: The Code Craze.- 9: Protein Synthesis in vitro. How did it all start?.- 10: The Code in vitro.- 11: Inside the Institut Pasteur, Part I: Prophage and the Fertility Factor F.- 12: Inside the Institut Pasteur, Part II: Interrupted Mating.- 13: Inside the Institut Pasteur, Part III: The Fermentation of Lactose.- 14: Inside the Institut Pasteur, Part IV: mRNA.- 15: The Operon.- 16: RNA Polymerase.- 17: The Coronation: DNA Replication.- 18: That was the Molecular Biology that was.- 19: R & M.- 20: Molecular Clones.- 21: Beyond Coli.- 22: Sequences.- 23: HUGO & ELSI.- 24: Outlook on the twenty-first Century.- Literature.- Copyright Register.- Acknowledgements.

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