Book #53791

The Genome War: How Craig Venter Tried to Capture the Code of Life and Save the World - 1st Edition/1st Printing

James Shreeve
Book #53791 The Genome War: How Craig Venter Tried to Capture the Code of Life and Save the World - 1st Edition/1st Printing. James Shreeve.

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.
ISBN: 0375406298

A Fine first printing of the first edition that has a tiny tear on the bottom of the spine edge in an unblemished dust-jacket.

In The Genome War, Shreeve tells the story of Craig Venter, one of the most celebrated and controversial scientists of our time. Venter is best known for his work on sequencing the human genome, a project that has led to a better understanding of human genetic traits and has the potential to cure many diseases.

The Genome War is an engrossing story of obsession and ambition, of dogged determination and breathtaking scientific achievement. It is also the story of how Venter and his team attempted to use their knowledge of the human genome to defend the world against a deadly new virus.; 8vo; 403 pages.

Price: $60.00