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Elizabeth Blackburn and the Story of Telomeres: Deciphering the Ends of DNAAuthor : Catherine Brady 
Format : Paperback
ISBN(13) : 9780262512459
ISBN(10) : 0262512459
Publisher : MIT Press Ltd
Imprint : MIT Press
Publication Date (AUS) : April 2009
Pages : 408
Height (mm) : 229
Width (mm) : 152
SpineWidth (mm) : 28
Weight (g) : 567
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Description Molecular biologist Elizabeth Blackburn - one of "Time" magazine's 100 'People Who Shape Our World' in 2007 - made headlines in 2004 when she was dismissed from the President's Council on Bioethics after objecting to the council's call for a moratorium on stem cell research and protesting the suppression of relevant scientific evidence in its final report. But it is Blackburn's groundbreaking work on telomeric DNA, which launched the field of telomere research, that will have the more profound and long-lasting effect on science and society. In this compelling biography, Catherine Brady tells the story of Elizabeth Blackburn's life and work and the emergence of a new field of scientific research on the specialized ends of chromosomes and the telomerase enzyme that extends them. In Brady's hands, Blackburn's story reveals much about the tension between pure and applied science, the politicking that makes research science such a competitive field, and the resourceful opportunism that characterizes the best scientific thinking.Similar items can be found in these categories: | |
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