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Central Library of the Kurdistan University
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Latin Book
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217249
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6106
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English
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| Main Entry
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Ramakrishnan, Venki, 1952- , , Author
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Gene machine: the race to decipher the secrets of the ribosome\ / Venki Ramakrishnan.
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| Publication Statement
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London: : Oneworld Publications Ltd., , 2018.
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xii, 272 pages: : illustrations.
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| ISBN
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978-1-78607-436-2
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: 978-1-78607-437-9 (E-book)
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| Contents
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Prologue; CHAPTER 1 An Unexpected Change of Plans in America; CHAPTER 2 Stumbling into the Ribosome; CHAPTER 3 Seeing the Invisible; CHAPTER 4 The First Crystals of the Machine; CHAPTER 5 Going to the Mecca of Crystallography; CHAPTER 6 Emerging from the Primordial Mist; CHAPTER 7 A Threshold Is Crossed; CHAPTER 8 The Race Begins; CHAPTER 9 Getting Started in Utah; CHAPTER 10 A Return to Mecca; CHAPTER 11 Coming Out of the Closet; CHAPTER 12 Almost Missing the Boat; CHAPTER 13 The Final Assault; CHAPTER 14 Seeing the New Continent. CHAPTER 15 The Politics of RecognitionCHAPTER 16 The Ribosome Road Show; CHAPTER 17 The Movie Emerges; CHAPTER 18 The Phone Call in October; CHAPTER 19 A Week in Stockholm; CHAPTER 20 Science Marches On; EPILOGUE; Acknowledgements; Notes and Suggested Reading.
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| Abstract
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Everyone knows about DNA. It is the essence of our being, influencing who we are and what we pass on to our children. But the information in DNA can t be used without a machine to decode it. The ribosome is that machine. Older than DNA itself, it is the mother of all molecules. Virtually every molecule made in every cell was either made by the ribosome or by proteins that were themselves made by the ribosome. Venki Ramakrishnan tells the story of the race to uncover the ribosome s enormously complex structure, a fundamental breakthrough that resolves an ancient mystery of life itself and could lead to the development of better antibiotics. A fascinating insider account, Gene Machine charts Ramakrishnan s unlikely journey from his first fumbling experiments in a biology lab to being at the centre of a fierce competition at the cutting edge of modern science.
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Ramakrishnan, Venki, -- 1952-
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Molecular biology.
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Ribosomes--chemistry.
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Genetic Research--history.
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e
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| Keyword
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Molecular biology.Biology.Ribosomes.Genetics.Genetic Research.
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