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Brady Catherine <1955-> |
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Titolo |
Elizabeth Blackburn and the story of telomeres : deciphering the ends of DNA / / Catherine Brady |
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Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2007 |
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0-262-26196-0 |
1-282-09924-8 |
9786612099243 |
0-262-26911-2 |
1-4356-1113-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (405 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Biochemists - United States |
Telomere - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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A certain sense of self -- Shedding encumbrances -- One of Gall's gals -- Revelations -- Opportunism -- Gold rush -- Entering the fray -- An interlocking system -- Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde? -- Members of a guild -- Citizen scientist -- Political fallout -- "You have to think it's fun" -- Notes -- Bibliography. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The story of molecular biologist Elizabeth Blackburn and her groundbreaking research on telomeres and what it reveals about the resourceful optimism that characterizes the best scientific thinking. |
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