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Book SynopsisWritten by a cancer researcher and teacher, this book offers a personal and professional reflection on the most significant developments in molecular genetics and cell biology. It looks at various crucial scientific advances and offers an insider's perspective on what scientists have actually learned from them.
Trade ReviewThose who are already grounded in the basics of molecular biology will profit...from this worthwhile, if challenging, volume...Recommended. Choice Erwin Fleissner asks: what can molecular biology tell us about our place in the world? That he is able to accomplish this in a lucid manner while at the same time evoking a sense of wonder at the complexity and beauty of nature is both impressive and moving. -- Robert N. Eisenman Nature Cell Biology [A] one-of-a-kind insider's reminiscence of how human enquiry about the basic blocks all humans are made of changed the world. Midwest Book Review
Table of ContentsPrefatory Note Acknowledgments Prologue: Molecular Biology from the Viewpoint of a Practitioner The Genetic Point of View The Logic of the Cell From Cell to Organism Abnormal Cell Growth in Cancer Human Genomes and Human Beings On Consciousness Molecular Biology and the Limits of Molecular Explanation Notes Glossary Select Bibliography and Further Reading Index
