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Vital harmonies : molecular biology and our shared humanity / Erwin Fleissner.
- Title
- Vital harmonies : molecular biology and our shared humanity / Erwin Fleissner.
- Author
- Fleissner, Erwin.
- Publication
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2004], ©2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Details
- Description
- xiii, 166 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- "The year 2003 marked the fiftieth anniversary of James Watson's and Francis Crick's discovery of the structure of DNA. Erwin Fleissner, an eminent cancer researcher and teacher, offers a personal and professional reflection on the most significant developments in molecular genetics and cell biology over the past fifty years. Vital Harmonies is a look at these crucial scientific advances and an insider' perspective on what scientists have actually learned from them."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-156) and index.
- Contents
- Prologue : molecular biology from the viewpoint of a practitioner -- 1. The genetic point of view -- 2. The logic of the cell -- 3. From cell to organism -- 4. Abnormal cell growth in cancer -- 5. Human genomes and human beings -- 6. On consciousness -- 7. Molecular biology and the limits of molecular explanation.
- ISBN
- 0231131127 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2004041313
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries