Gene machine

the race to decipher the secrets of the ribosome

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Venki Ramakrishnan: Gene machine (2018)

271 pages

English language

Published Jan. 8, 2018

ISBN:
978-0-465-09336-6
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OCLC Number:
1057893850

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3 stars (3 reviews)

The co-recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry discusses his critical research on the ribosome, a molecular machine that actually forces DNA into action, turning genetic code into functioning proteins that create life.

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3 stars

Although the race is interesting, the author instead of explaining a bit better all the biology involved in the book (difficult to understand to non-experts + non-native speakers), keeps on adding names after names. I understand that many people was involved, but it makes it super tedious, I almost left the book tired of reading names that I will most likely forget after just one page.

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Subjects

  • Genetics
  • Molecular biologists
  • History
  • Ribosomes
  • Biography
  • Research