PRESENT AT THE FLOOD: How Structural Molecular Biology Came About
Sunderland, Massachusetts: Sinauer Associates, 2005. First Edition. Wraps. This book chronicles a revolution in molecular biology: the crucial 30 years (roughly between 1933 and 1963) during which popular ideas about proteins and nucleic acids changed from those of formless, functionless organic chemicals into precisely structured molecular machines with specific biological purpose. Dickerson (b.1931), an American biochemist, was the first to carry out a single-crystal structure analysis of B-DNA, with what has become known as the "Dickerson dodecamer": C-G-C-G-A-A-T-T-C-G-C-G. Quarto: 307 pp. with textual illustrations. Original pictorial paper wrappers. A fine copy - as new, still sealed in the original shrink wrap. Fine. Item #80449
ISBN: 0878931686
Price: $40.00