×


 x 

Shopping cart
17%OFFJon Beckwith - Making Genes, Making Waves: A Social Activist in Science - 9780674009288 - V9780674009288
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

Making Genes, Making Waves: A Social Activist in Science

€ 47.99
€ 40.05
You save € 7.94!
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Making Genes, Making Waves: A Social Activist in Science Hardcover. In 1969, Jon Beckwith and his colleagues isolated a gene from the chromosome of a living organism. Announcing this achievement, Beckwith issued a public warning about the dangers of genetic engineering. This text traces his commitment to scientific research and social responsibility. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 halftones, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 442.

In 1969, Jon Beckwith and his colleagues succeeded in isolating a gene from the chromosome of a living organism. Announcing this startling achievement at a press conference, Beckwith took the opportunity to issue a public warning about the dangers of genetic engineering. Jon Beckwith's book, the story of a scientific life on the front line, traces one remarkable man's dual commitment to scientific research and social responsibility over the course of a career spanning most of the postwar history of genetics and molecular biology.

A thoroughly engrossing memoir that recounts Beckwith's halting steps toward scientific triumphs--among them, the discovery ... Read more

Show Less

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674009288
SKU
V9780674009288
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Jon Beckwith
Jon Beckwith is American Cancer Society Research Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School.

Reviews for Making Genes, Making Waves: A Social Activist in Science
Making Genes, Making Waves consists of a generally chronological series of vignettes detailing Beckwith’s role in raising the consciousness of the genetics community and the public (‘making waves’) interspersed with brief descriptions of his laboratory research problems at various times (‘making genes’). The prose is crisp, the episodes engaging and, as a heuristic of a successful modern American scientist with ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Making Genes, Making Waves: A Social Activist in Science


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!