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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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About this book
50 years of DNA double helix; what was before, and afterwards
The present book, although written mainly for science students and research scientists, is also aimed at those readers who look at science, not for its own sake, but in search of a better understanding of our world in general. What were the fundamental questions asked by the early pioneers of molecular biology? What made them tick for decades, trying to elucidate the basic mechanisms of heredity and life itself? In each chapter, the development of a particular aspect of modern biology is described in a historical and logical context, not missing to take into account human aspects of the protagonists of the story. At the end of each chapter, there are some excursus with additional information, technical and otherwise, which can be read separately. The book is enriched with many illustrations, including facsimile reproductions from the original descriptions of key experiments.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: To Grasp the Essence of Life
Book Subtitle: A History of Molecular Biology
Authors: Rudolf Hausmann
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3540-7
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2002
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-1092-7Published: 28 February 2003
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6205-5Published: 03 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-3540-7Published: 29 June 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 332
Topics: Biochemistry, general, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology
Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Consumer Packaged Goods, Pharma