Fred Sanger - Double Nobel Laureate: A Biography

ISBN-13: 9781108794534 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 224 str.

George G. Brownlee; Edwin Southern

Opis

The first biography of Fred Sanger, shedding light on his remarkable life and career and exploring his continuing legacy.

Recenzje

'This is a great read and one that I would recommend to any student considering a career in the biological sciences - they will find a hero in Sanger and, in doing so, will be inspired.' Andy Squires, The Biologist

Spis treści

Foreword Sir Edwin Southern; Acknowledgements; Brief chronology and honours; Introduction; 1. A Quaker upbringing; 2. How about studying insulin?; 3. Radioactive sequencing of proteins and nucleic acids; 4. Interview of Fred by the author in 1992. Early life; 5. Interview of Fred by the author in 1992. Insulin and the Biochemistry Department, Cambridge University; 6. Interview of Fred by the author, 1992. Nucleic Acids at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge; 7. Post-Sanger sequencing – high throughput, automated sequencing; 8. Cancer – the impact of New Generation Sequencing; 9. Commentaries on Fred Sanger's scientific legacy by Paul Berg, Elizabeth Blackburn, Sir John Sulston, David Bentley and Paul Nurse; Epilogue; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index.