Elizabeth Blackburn and the story of telomeres : deciphering the ends of DNA / Catherine Brady.

Elizabeth Blackburn and the story of telomeres : deciphering the ends of DNA /

The story of molecular biologist Elizabeth Blackburn and her groundbreaking research on telomeres and what it reveals about the resourceful optimism that characterizes the best scientific thinking.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brady, Catherine, 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
Blackburn, Elizabeth H. > (Elizabeth Helen), > 1948-
Biochemists > United States > Biography.
Telomere > History.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • A certain sense of self
  • Shedding encumbrances
  • One of Gall's gals
  • Revelations
  • Opportunism
  • Gold rush
  • Entering the fray
  • An interlocking system
  • Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde?
  • Members of a guild
  • Citizen scientist
  • Political fallout
  • "You have to think it's fun"
  • Notes
  • Bibliography.

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