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RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life's Deepest Secrets
$28.80
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
6 August 2025
Summary
For over half a century, DNA has dominated science and the popular imagination as the “secret of life.” But over the last several decades, a quiet revolution has taken place. In a series of breathtaking discoveries, the biochemist Thomas R. Cech and a diverse cast of brilliant scientists have revealed that RNA-long overlooked as the passive servant of DNA-sits at the center of biology’s greatest mysteries: How did life begin? What makes us human? Why do we get sick and grow old? In The Ca…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324110873 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1324110872 |
| Author: | Thomas R. Cech |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 6 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 241g |
| Dimensions: | 211mm x 140mm x 18mm |
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“RNA is arguably the most consequential molecule of them all. A Nobel-prize winning chemist explores its role in life’s origins as well as its medical uses.” – The best books of 2024 - The Economist
About The Author
Thomas R. Cech
Thomas R. Cech is distinguished professor of biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder and an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His honors include the Nobel Prize and the National Medal of Science. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.
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