Decoding Our DNA Craig Venter vs the Human Genome Project |
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| Author:
| Ballen, Karen Gunnison |
| Series title: | Scientific Rivalries and Scandals Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7613-5489-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $33.27 |
Book Description:
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In the mid-1980s, a group of biologists proposed a daring project. They suggested that geneticists should sequence the human genome. That meant figuring out the exact order of the three billion chemical pairs that make up human DNA. Sequencing the human genome could help scientists understand how our bodies work?and why they sometimes don't. This book looks at the race between the government-funded Human Genome Project and Craig Venter's private company to map the human genome.
In the mid-1980s, a group of biologists proposed a daring project. They suggested that geneticists should sequence the human genome. That meant figuring out the exact order of the three billion chemical pairs that make up human DNA. Sequencing the human genome could help scientists understand how our bodies work?and why they sometimes don't. This book looks at the race between the government-funded Human Genome Project and Craig Venter's private company to map the human genome.