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Gene machine : the race to decipher the secrets of the ribosome / Venki Ramakrishnan.

Ramakrishnan, Venki, 1952- (author.).

Summary:

The co-recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry discusses his critical research on the ribosome, a molecular machine that actually forces DNA into action, turning genetic code into functioning proteins that create life.

Record details

ISBN: 9780465093366
ISBN: 0465093361
Physical Description: xii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Basic Books, 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

An unexpected change of plans in America -- Stumbling into the ribosome -- Seeing the invisible -- The first crystals of the machine -- Going to the mecca of crystallography -- Emerging from the primordial mist -- A threshold is crossed -- The race begins -- Getting started in Utah -- A return to mecca -- Coming out of the closet -- Almost missing the boat -- The final assault -- Seeing the new continent -- The politics of recognition -- The ribosome road show -- The movie emerges -- The phone call in October -- A week in Stockholm -- Science marches on.