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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813042103321

Autore

Hargittai Istvan

Titolo

The DNA doctor : candid conversations with James D. Watson / / by Istvan Hargittai

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007

ISBN

1-281-91894-6

9786611918941

981-277-003-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

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.