Anatomy of a Scientific Discovery

Jeff Goldberg

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Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
01 May 1989

Science: general issues

"" Jeff

Goldberg admirably tells the story of the science and the scientists in this cutting-edge work.""-Los Angeles Times

In late 1973, scientists John Hughes and Hans Kosterlitz spent the majority of their time in an underfunded, obscure, and cramped laboratory in Aberdeen, Sweden. While working on the brains of pigs, the duo discovered a nonaddictive narcotic chemical that they hoped to later find in human brains. If they could isolate this chemical in humans, perhaps they could find a way to help the world begin to heal itself. Hughes and Kosterlitz's research would inevitably lead them to discover endorphins, the body's own natural morphine and the chemical that makes it possible to feel both pain and pleasure.

Announcing their findings to the scientific world thrust Hughes and Kosterlitz in the spotlight and made them celebrities. Soon, scientists all over the world were hastily examining the human brain and its endorphins. In a few years' time, they would use the team's initial research to link endorphins to drug addiction, runner's high, appetite control, sexual response, and mental illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia.

InAnatomy of a Scientific Discovery, Jeff Goldberg describes Hughes and Kosterlitz's lives before, during, and after their historic and scientific breakthrough. He also takes a look at the bigger picture, revealing the brutal competition between drug companies to find a way to cash in on this monumental discovery.

By: Jeff Goldberg
Imprint: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 281g
ISBN: 9780553346312
ISBN 10: 0553346318
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 01 May 1989
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeff Goldberg's on-the-scene account of the discovery of endorphins inAnatomy of a Scientific Discoveryestablished him as a leading science writer. His articles on topics ranging from the controversy of fetal cell transplantation to the amazing minds of infants appeared inLife, Discover, Omni, and other magazines internationally. Goldberg is the author ofFlowers in the Blood- The Story of Opiumand the novelNotes on a Bamboo Flute.

Reviews for Anatomy of a Scientific Discovery

The renowned author picks up the story of The Catholic Worker which she began in her autobiography, The Long Loneliness, of a few years ago, and carries further the history of this little tabloid and of the company of saints-radicals-and derelicts of which it has been the mouthpiece. Changing times have brought changing needs and opportunities for the exercise of charity, but the movement still believes, and practices, that works of mercy are the most direct form of action , whether these be giving food and drink and clothing, or picketing, walking to Moscow, or sailing into a nuclear testing area. Much of the material consists of narrative and of anecdote about the wide range of people who come to the Worker hospice seeking all manner of relief. The impression given is the reassuring one that authentic Christian charity still is needed, and still is generously given by Miss Day and her comrades. Good reading for a wide audience of concerned Christians. (Kirkus Reviews)