CALPHAD [[e-journal]]

• Record Nr.: UNISA996214894203316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, NY, : Elsevier Science Pub. Co
• ISSN: 1873-2984
• Soggetti: Phase diagrams - Data processing; Thermochemistry - Data processing; Periodicals.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Periodico
• Note generali: Refereed/Peer-reviewed

The DNA doctor [[electronic resource] ] : candid conversations with James D. Watson / / by Istvan Hargittai

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784873303321
• Autore: Hargittai Istvan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007
• ISBN: 1-281-91894-6; 9786611918941; 981-277-003-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (236 p.)
• Disciplina: 572.8092
• Soggetti: Molecular biologists - United States; Molecular biology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- First conversation -- Second conversation -- Third conversation -- Epilogue.
• Sommario/riassunto: Three in-depth conversations with the Nobel laureate co-discoverer of ; the double helix and the first director of the Human Genome Project cover a wide range of topics, including progress in science; the scientist's role in modern life; women in science; scientific ethics; terrorism; religion; multiculturalism; and how genetics may improve human lives. Reflections by further illustrious contributors to the scientific revolution and the author's commentaries provide a glimpse into the thinking of scientists who largely determine the progress of humankind in our time.