Drawing the map of life : inside the Human Genome Project / Victor K. McElheny.

Author/creator McElheny, Victor K.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Basic Books, ©2010.
Descriptionxiii, 361 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Building the toolbox -- Getting started -- Scaling up -- Crisis -- Surprises -- Human variety -- The struggle for medical relevance.
Abstract Chronicles the race to map the human genome, noting the impact of skeptics in the 1970s and 1980s, the breakthroughs of the 1990s, and the political maelstrom that ensued in the face of corporate involvement and the fight for credit.
Local noteLittle-353381--305131033643W
Local noteLittle-356441--3051310589574
General note"A Merloyd Lawrence book."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010003339
ISBN9780465043330 (alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 40018025006

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QH447 .M355 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold