Paths to Innovation Discovering Recombinant DNA, Oncogenes, and Prions, in One Medical School, Over One Decade

"In less than a decade, scientists at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) learned how to clone DNA, founded the company that created the field of biotechnology, identified the first cancer genes, and made the heretical discovery that a protein by itself can transmit an infectious...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bourne, Henry R. (-)
Autor Corporativo: UC Medical Humanities Consortium (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Francisco : University of California Medical Humanities Consortium 2011.
Colección:Perspectives in medical humanities.
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Sumario:"In less than a decade, scientists at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) learned how to clone DNA, founded the company that created the field of biotechnology, identified the first cancer genes, and made the heretical discovery that a protein by itself can transmit an infectious disease. The discoveries of Herbert Boyer, Michael Bishop, Harold Varmus, and Stanley Prusiner show that real innovators require freedom and time to tackle hard problems in their own way"--Page 4 of cover.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (322 pages): illustrations, portraits
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780983463924
Acceso:Open Access