Nobel Prize winner Venki Ramakrishnan tells the thrilling story of how scientists unlocked a new window onto how life works
‘Beyond superb.’ Bill Bryson
‘A wonderful book.’ Ian McEwan
Everyone knows about DNA, the essence of our being, the molecule where our genes reside. But DNA by itself is useless without a machine to decode the genetic information it contains. The ribosome is that machine. Venki Ramakrishnan tells the story of the race to uncover its enormously complex structure, a fundamental breakthrough that resolves an ancient mystery of life itself.
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Genetics in MedicineIndex
Biological SciencesTable of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Prologue
- Chapter 1. An Unexpected Change of Plans in America
- Chapter 2. Stumbling into the Ribosome
- Chapter 3. Seeing the Invisible
- Chapter 4. The First Crystals of the Machine
- Chapter 5. Going to the Mecca of Crystallography
- Chapter 6. Emerging from the Primordial Mist
- Chapter 7. A Threshold Is Crossed
- Chapter 8. The Race Begins
- Chapter 9. Getting Started in Utah
- Chapter 10. A Return to Mecca
- Chapter 11. Coming Out of the Closet
- Chapter 12. Almost Missing the Boat
- Chapter 13. The Final Assault
- Chapter 14. Seeing the New Continent
- Chapter 15. The Politics of Recognition
- Chapter 16. The Ribosome Road Show
- Chapter 17. The Movie Emerges
- Chapter 18. The Phone Call in October
- Chapter 19. A Week in Stockholm
- Chapter 20. Science Marches On
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- Notes and Suggested Reading
- Copyright
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