A Century of DNA: A History of the Discovery of the Structure and Function of the Genetic Substance

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 398 pages
• Published by: The MIT Press June 12, 1980
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0262660466
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0262660464
• Book Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Product Review
"a considerable contribution to the history of the subject."
— Nature

"A major work in the history of science."
— The Wall Street Journal

"As detailed and accurate a factual reconstruction as we are likely to be given for a generation"
— Human Nature

"The general objective of this bookis laudable."
— Science

Product Description
Why did it take more than a century of research before scientists properly understood what DNA was and what it did within the cell? A Century of DNA aims to answer this question, tracing the history of DNA research across interrelated subjects, including embryology, biophysics, organic chemistry, histology, physiological chemistry, and genetics. The chapters follow a chronological sequence in the development of ideas on DNA, and incorporate biographical material on researchers involved in these discoveries. Comprehensible to the general scientific reader and to the specialist, this book is a unique look at the foundations of molecular biology.