This book details the life and accomplishments of Craig Venter, explaining the advances that he has made in decoding and interpreting the genomes of humans and other living things.
A biographical reference of more than 150 male and female scientists, includes significant achievements, nationality, family information, educational background. Search by country of birth, year of birth, or major achievement.
Contains thirteen articles which provide insight into some of the controversies that arose in the scientific community and society in the first decade after the discovery of AIDS.
Profiles geneticists and highlights discoveries they have made; includes Gregor Mendel and the laws of inheritance, James Watson and the structure of DNA, and Stanley Cohen and genetic engineering.
Profiles African Americans who made important contributions to science despite racial prejudice and institutional barriers to black education and achievement.
Profiles 195 women throughout history to have achieved prominence and success in the fields of math and science including eighteenth-century Italian mathematician Maria Gaetana Agnesi, African-American physicist Shirley Ann Jackson, and British zoologist Valerie Jane Goodall.
