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OverviewA principal architect and visionary of the new biology, a Nobel Prize-winner at 34 and best-selling author at 40 (The Double Helix), James D. Watson had the authority, flair, and courage to take an early and prominent role as commentator on the march of DNA science and its implications for society. In essays for publications large and small, and in lectures around the world, he delivered what were, in effect, dispatches from the front lines of the revolution. Outspoken and sparkling with ideas and opinions, a selection of them is collected for the first time in this volume. Their resonance with today's headlines is striking. All orders from the UK and Australia must be directed to Oxford University Press, orders@oup.com Full Product DetailsAuthor: James D. Watson , Walter GratzerPublisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,U.S. Imprint: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,U.S. Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.689kg ISBN: 9780879695811ISBN 10: 0879695811 Pages: 250 Publication Date: 01 June 2000 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsAutobiographical Flights Values from a Chicago Upbringing Growing Up in the Phage Group Minds That Live for Science Early Speculations and Facts about RNA Templates Bragg's Foreword to The Double Helix Biographies: Luria, Hershey, and Pauling Recombinant DNA Controversies In Further Defense of DNA Standing Up for Recombinant DNA The Nobelist Versus the Film Star The DNA Biochemical Canard Ethos of Science Moving Toward the Clonal Man: Is This What We Want? The Dissemination of Unpublished Information Science and the American Scene The Necessity for Some Academic Aloofness Striving for Excellence Succeeding in Science: Some Rules of Thumb War on Cancer The Academic Community and Cancer Research Maintaining High-Quality Cancer Research in a Zero-Sum Era The Science for Beating Down Cancer Societal Implications of the Human Genome Project Moving on to Human DNA Ethical Implications of the Human Genome Project Genes and Politics Five Days in Berlin Good Gene, Bad Gene: What Is the Right Way to Fight the Tragedy of Genetic Disease? Viewpoint: All for the Good-Why Genetic Engineering Must Soldier On Afterword: Envoi-DNA, Peace, and Laughter Name Index Subject IndexReviews... at the age of 70 the enfant terrible has lost none of his evangelical enthusiasm for science and is still captivated by the richness and promise of what flowed from the discovery he made with Crick all those years ago. A Passion for DNA is a reminder, if any were needed, that we should be equally indebted to Watson for his efforts in what must often have seemed the much more difficult task of overcoming the innumerable controversies and doubts that could have seriously interfered with molecular biology's long-term potential for the benefit of humanity. We owe him a great deal. Science A Passion for DNA is one of the finest books on science that I have ever read. I would highly recommend it to every physician as a scientific primer, history lesson, review of microbiology, study of mentoring, and most fascinating memoir, absorbable in multiple brief essays, fulfilling Dr. Watson's desire to write like a novelist. JAMA Watson's autobiographical notes, scientific expositions, and public statements provide a fascinating glimpse into the mind of this postwar scientific giant. Watson is at his best when reflecting on the social mores of science in the late twentieth-century, and the selections on the recombinant DNA controversy, scientific competition, and the writing of The Double Helix are small gems. This is an enjoyable book that will help us to understand the range of Watson's enormous role in postwar American biology. Journal of the History of Biology Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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