Life's Greatest Secret
Matthew Cobb
The story of the discovery and cracking of the genetic code, the thing that ultimately enables a spiraling molecule to give rise to the life that exists all around us.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Profile Books Limited
- Year
- 2015
- ISBN-13
- 9781781251416
- Genre
- Science & Technology
- Topics
- Genetic code discoveryHistory of molecular biologyDNA research
Awards
- Royal Society Science Book PrizeShortlisted(2015)
Other awarded books from Matthew Cobb
- The Idea of the Brain: A History
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