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A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life

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Trailblazing scientist's quest to map human genome.

If you're fascinated by the collision of personal drive and scientific breakthrough, "A Life Decoded" might just captivate you. Venter's story is not just a narrative of scientific achievement; it's a personal odyssey that defies the odds. It's for anyone who appreciates the human element in the pursuit of knowledge, and the transformative power of ambition and intellect in overcoming life's obstacles. Plus, it offers a front-row seat to the politics and drama that accompany major scientific endeavors.

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A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life

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ISBN: 9780670063581
Authors: J. Craig Venter
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date of Publication: 2007-10-18
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.75
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The triumphant true story of the man who achieved one of the greatest feats of our era—the mapping of the human genome. Growing up in California, Craig Venter didn’t appear to have much of a future. An unremarkable student, he nearly flunked out of high school. After being drafted into the army, he enlisted in the navy and went to Vietnam, where the life and death struggles he encountered as a medic piqued his interest in science and medicine. After pursuing his advanced degrees, Venter quickly established himself as a brilliant and outspoken scientist. In 1984 he joined the National Institutes of Health, where he introduced novel techniques for rapid gene discovery, and left in 1991 to form his own nonprofit genomics research center, where he sequenced the first genome in history in 1995. In 1998 he announced that he would successfully sequence the human genome years earlier, and for far less money, than the government-sponsored Human Genome Project would—a prediction he kept in 2001. A Life Decoded is the triumphant story of one of the most fascinating and controversial figures in science today. In his riveting and inspiring account, Venter tells of the unparalleled drama of the quest for the human genome, a tale that involves as much politics (personal and political) as science. He also reveals how he went on to be the first to read and interpret his own genome
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Trailblazing scientist's quest to map human genome.

If you're fascinated by the collision of personal drive and scientific breakthrough, "A Life Decoded" might just captivate you. Venter's story is not just a narrative of scientific achievement; it's a personal odyssey that defies the odds. It's for anyone who appreciates the human element in the pursuit of knowledge, and the transformative power of ambition and intellect in overcoming life's obstacles. Plus, it offers a front-row seat to the politics and drama that accompany major scientific endeavors.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.