Synopsis
In June 2000, for the first time in human history, scientists were able to unravel the mysteries contained within our genetic code. Craig Venter is the brilliant maverick who had made this happen. And since then, in 2006, he has gone on to decode the whole of his own genome, the first complete genome of any single human being.
In A Life Decoded he tells his extraordinary life story from childhood, the young rebel running wild on the tracks, all the way through to the present day. It's a tale that includes Presidents, Prime Ministers and kings, princes of capitalism and science, but it is also a voyage of discovery through Venter's self-examination, his scientific accomplishments and his own genetic code.
In life Craig Venter has pushed back the boundaries of the possible. A Life Decoded is the ultimate autobiography, asking us what we can ever really know of ourselves.
» Download a podcast of Craig Venter's recent lecture on genomics at Imperial College London hereProduct details
Format : Hardback
ISBN: 9780713997248
Size : 153 x 234mm
Pages : 400
Published : 25 Oct 2007
Publisher : Allen Lane
A Life Decoded
£25.00
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