Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome

by Venki Ramakrishnan

Book Overview

A Nobel Prize-winning biologist tells the riveting story of his race to discover the inner workings of biology's most important molecule

"Ramakrishnan's writing is so honest, lucid and engaging that I could not put this book down until I had read to the very end." -- Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Gene

Everyone has heard of DNA. But by itself, DNA is just an inert blueprint...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465093361
• ISBN13: 9780465093366
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.5"