The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life's Deepest Secrets

by Thomas R. Cech

For over half a century, DNA has dominated science and the popular imagination as the "secret of life." But over the last several decades, a quiet revolution has taken place. In a series of breathtaking discoveries, the biochemist Thomas R. Cech and a diverse cast of brilliant scientists have revealed that RNA--long overlooked as the passive servant of DNA--sits at the center of biology's greatest mysteries: How did life begin? What makes us human?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324110872
• ISBN13: 9781324110873
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 304 Pages