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From X-rays to DNA : how engineering drives biology / W. David Lee, with Jeffrey Drazen, Phillip A. Sharp, and Robert S. Langer.
| Author/creator | Lee, W. David, 1946- |
| Other author | Drazen, Jeffrey M., 1946- |
| Other author | Sharp, Phillip A. |
| Other author | Langer, Robert S. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014] |
| Description | xii, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | An opportunity for greater discovery -- Concurrent engineering and science -- Engineering and the engineer -- Discovery of chromosomes and the submicrometer microscope -- DNA: gels, paper, adn columns -- Structure of DNA and proteins: X-ray diffraction -- Observing DNA and protein in action: radioisotope labels -- Transcription and electron microscopy -- Protein and DNA automated sequencing -- Concurrent versus nonconcurrent engineering -- The engineers and scientists of concurrent engineering -- Institutions and teams for concurrent biology engineering -- Concurrent engineering in the clinic -- Unmet needs: mapping and understanding cell signaling -- Unmet needs: cancer example -- Summing up. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-230) and index. |
| LCCN | 2013009442 |
| ISBN | 9780262019774 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0262019779 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | R856 .L383 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |