Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome

Author/Contributor(s):	Ramakrishnan, Venki
Publisher:	Basic Books
Date:	09/26/2023
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

"Everyone has heard of DNA. But by itself, DNA is just an inert blueprint for life. It is the ribosome-an enormous molecular machine made up of a million atoms-that makes DNA come to life, turning our genetic code into proteins and therefore into us. Gene Machine is an insider account of the race for the ribosome's structure, a fundamental discovery that both advances our knowledge of all life and could lead to the development of better antibiotics against life-threatening diseases. But this is also a human story of Ramakrishnan's unlikely journey, from his first fumbling lab experiments to his fierce competition with some of the world's best scientists"--