CRAIG VENTER

Craig Venter is no ordinary scientist, and no ordinary man. He is the first human being ever to read their own DNA - and see the key to life itself. This book tells the story of his life: from teenage rebel and Vietnam medic, to sailor and maverick researcher, whose race to unravel the sequence of the human genome made him both hero and pariah. Craig Venter no es un cientifico corriente, ni un hombre corriente Es el primer ser humano en haber podido leer su propio ADN - y ver la llave de la vida misma...

In A Life Decoded he tells his extraordinary life story from childhood, the young rebel running wild on the tracks, all the way through to the present day. It''s a tale that includes Presidents, Prime Ministers and kings, princes of capitalism and science, but it is also a voyage of discovery through Venter''s self-examination, his scientific accomplishments and his own genetic code.

Una hábil combinación de biografía personal y profesional del científico que logró la decodificación del genoma humano. Al carácter divulgativo del texto se une la descripción minuciosa de los aspectos políticos, económicos y burocráticos de la práctica científica en Estados Unidos.