Title Gene machine : the race to decipher the secrets of the ribosome / Venki Ramakrishnan.

Publication Info.

New York : Basic Books, 2018.

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Location	Call No.	Status
Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department	572.8 RAM	Check Shelf
Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department	572.8 RAM	Check Shelf
Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction	572.8092 RAMAKRISHNAN	Check Shelf
Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction	572.8 RAMAKRISHNAN	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction	572.8 RAMAKRISHNAN	Check Shelf
Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction	572.8 RAMAKRISHNAN	Check Shelf

Edition	First U.S. edition.
Description	xii, 271 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-271) and index.
Contents	An unexpected change of plans in America -- Stumbling into the ribosome -- Seeing the invisible -- The first crystals of the machine -- Going to the mecca of crystallography -- Emerging from the primordial mist -- A threshold is crossed -- The race begins -- Getting started in Utah -- A return to mecca -- Coming out of the closet -- Almost missing the boat -- The final assault -- Seeing the new continent -- The politics of recognition -- The ribosome road show -- The movie emerges -- The phone call in October -- A week in Stockholm -- Science marches on.
Summary	"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." -- (Source of summary not specified)
Subject	Ramakrishnan, Venki, 1952-
	Ramakrishnan, Venki, 1952-
	Molecular Biology. (DNLM)D008967
	Ribosomes -- chemistry. (DNLM)D012270Q000737
	Genetic Research -- history. (DNLM)D036281Q000266
	Nobel Prize. (DNLM)D009613
	Chemistry. (DNLM)D002621
	SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / General.
	Chemistry.
	Genetics -- Research -- History.
Genre/Form	Autobiography. (DNLM)D020493
	Autobiographies.
	Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
	Nonfiction.
ISBN	9780465093366 (hardcover)
	0465093361 (hardcover)
	9780465093373 (e-book)

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