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008			120918s2004 nyu b 001 0 eng
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050	0	0	_aQH431 _b.S5577 2004
082	0	0	_a575.1 SHR
100	1		_aShreeve, James
245	1	4	_aThe genome war _b: how Craig Venter tried to capture the code of life and save the world / James Shreeve
260			_aNew York _b: Alfred A. Knopf _c, c2004.
300			_ax, 403 p. _c; 25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aIn May 1998, biologist Craig Venter announced that he was founding a company, Celera, that would sequence the genome by 2001, scooping the government's Human Genome Project by four years. This inflammatory announcement sparked a race that was as much about scientific ego and public recognition as about unlocking the so-called book of life. Shreeve focuses on the tensions between academia and industry, and the rancor that ensued when Venter, who had previously headed a nonprofit research institute, changed camps. The synthesis of business and science posed new questions: can one patent the entire genome? if so, is protection of intellectual property antithetical to the advance of science? Industry is controlled by the bottom line; academia is chained to the politicians who control funding. Both models must battle a public that doesn't understand the intricacies of the research. Add to this the race to make one of the ultimate discoveries, and you get a mudslinging battle of egos. To back this up, Shreeve gives a healthy dose of the molecular biology involved in clear and vivid terms. He gives readers a fly-on-the-wall view of the scientific posturing and agonizing work behind the revelation of the genome's sequence. Shreeve is more concerned with providing a good yarn than answering the questions these events provokes, and the narrative meanders at times, but it gives a compelling look at the politics and business interests that drive science.
600	1	0	_aVenter, J. Craig
610	2	0	_aHuman Genome Project
650		4	_aHuman genome _x-Popular works
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