The Common Thread: A Story of Science, Politics, Ethics, and the Human Genome - Rilegato

Sulston, John; Ferry, Georgina

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ISBN 10: 0309084091 ISBN 13: 9780309084093

Casa editrice: Joseph Henry Pr, 2002

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Sulston led the British contingent of the international team working on the Human Genome Project, and tells the inside story of the politics involved, particularly the tension between the scientific tradition of shared information and the intellectual property paradigm of corporate capitalism. Ferry is a British science writer and broadcaster. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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The world was agog when scientists made the astounding announcement that they had successfully sequenced the human genome. Few contributed so directly to this feat as John Sulston. This is his personal account of one of the largest international scientific operations ever undertaken. It was a momentous occasion when British scientist, John Sulston embarked on the greatest scientific endeavor of our times: the sequencing of the Human Genome. In "The Common Thread", Sulston takes us behind the scenes for an in-depth look at the controversial story behind the headlines. The accomplishments and the setbacks - along with the politics, personalities, and ethics - that shaped the research are frankly explored by a central figure key to the project. From the beginning, Sulston fervently proclaimed his belief in the free and open exchange of the scientific information that would emerge from the project. Guided by these principles, The Human Genome Project was structured so that all the findings were public, encouraging an unparalleled international collaboration among scientists and researchers. Then, in May 1998, Craig Venter announced that he was quitting the Human Genome Project - with plans to head up a commercial venture launched to bring out the complete sequence three years hence, but marketed in a proprietary database. Venter's intentions, clearly anathema to Sulston and the global network of scientists working on the Project, marked the beginning of a dramatic struggle to keep the human genome in the public domain. More than the story of human health versus corporate wealth, this is an exploration of the very nature of a scientific quest for discovery. Infused with Sulston's own enthusiasm and excitement, the tale unfolds to reveal the scientists who painstakingly turn the key that will unlock the riddle of the human genome. We are privy to the joy and exuberance of success as well as the stark disappointments posed by inevitable failures. It is truly a wild and wo

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Joseph Henry Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0309084091
• ISBN 13: 9780309084093
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 320
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