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In the Beginning Was the Worm: Finding the Secrets of Life in a Tiny Hermaphrodite
Andrew Brown
In the Beginning Was the Worm: Finding the Secrets of Life in a Tiny Hermaphrodite
Andrew Brown
Presents the story of how three men won the Nobel Prize for their research on the humble nematode worm C. elegans. This book shows how their extraordinary discovery led to the sequencing of the human genome; how a global multibillion-dollar industry was born; and how the mysteries of life were revealed in a tiny, brainless worm.
248 pages, 12 black & white illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | October 29, 2003 |
ISBN13 | 9780231131469 |
Publishers | Columbia University Press |
Pages | 248 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 21 mm · 412 g |
Language | English |
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