A life decoded : my genome, my life
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New York : Viking, 2007.
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Book
ISBN
9780670063581, 0670063584
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390 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Lawson McGhee Library - Biography - Books
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Published
New York : Viking, 2007.
Language
English
ISBN
9780670063581, 0670063584

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-374) and index.
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The story of the man who achieved one of the greatest feats of our era--the mapping of the human genome. After nearly flunking out of high school, Venter went to Vietnam, where the life and death struggles he encountered as a medic piqued his interest in science and medicine. In 1984 he joined the National Institutes of Health, 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 sooner, and for far less money, than the government-sponsored Human Genome Project would--a prediction he kept in 2001. The tale involves as much politics (personal and political) as science. He also describes the other startling projects he has conducted since.--From publisher description.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Venter, J. C. (2007). A life decoded: my genome, my life . Viking.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Venter, J. Craig. 2007. A Life Decoded: My Genome, My Life. Viking.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Venter, J. Craig. A Life Decoded: My Genome, My Life Viking, 2007.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Venter, J. Craig. A Life Decoded: My Genome, My Life Viking, 2007.

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