{"product_id":"a-skeptical-biochemist-9780674810778","title":"A Skeptical Biochemist","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn eminent pioneer of modern protein chemistry looks back on six decades in biochemical research and education to advance stimulating thoughts about science. Joseph Fruton brings his own skeptical vision to bear on how chemistry and biology interact to describe living systems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnlightening and provocative—and may provoke rather sharp disagreement in certain quarters! A valuable contribution to the continuing dialogue among scientists, historians, philosophers, and other inquirers. -- John T. Edsall, Harvard University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface    1. Biochemistry and Skepticism   2. Perspectives on the \"Scientific Method\"   The Views of Peter Medawar   Claude Bernard and his Medecine Experimentale   Justus von Liebig on Francis Bacon   On Craftsmanship   On Hypotheses in the Biochemical Sciences   Sanger and Insulin: A Case History   The Perils of the Search for Simplicity   3. The Interplay of Biology and Chemistry   The Nineteenth-Century Debates   The Emergence of Biochemistry   Nineteenth-Century Cytology, Embryology, and   Microbiology   Twentieth-Century Embryology versus Genetics   The Emergence of Biochemical Genetics   A \"Sack Full of Enzymes\"?   On Biomolecular Structure   Jacques Monod and \"Allostery\"   On \"Energy-Rich Phosphate Bonds\"   The Dynamics of Biochemical Processes   On Biochemical Function and Purpose   On Specificity and Individuality   Evolutionary Theory and the \"Unity of Biology\"   4.Approaches to the History of the Biochemical   Sciences   On Historians of Chemistry   On Historians of the Biochemical Sciences   On Scientific Disciplines   On the \"Origins of Molecular Biology\"   On Scientific Biography and Autobiography   5. Reflections on the Biochemical Literature   \"The Words of the Tribe\" Is the Scientific Paper a Fraud?    Bibliography   Index of Personal Names   Index of Subjects","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151105683799,"sku":"9780674810778","price":67.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-skeptical-biochemist-9780674810778","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}