Book description
A collection of reprinted articles from the review journal Trends in Biochemical Sciences (TiBS) focusing on the central dogma of molecular biology--DNA makes RNA makes protein. The biographical and autobiographical articles graphically describe the great discoveries in the field from an insider's perspective.
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Why read it?
1 author picked The Inside Story as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love to hear stories from the people doing the work, making the discoveries, detailing how science works - sometimes false leads, sometimes by luck, and most importantly, by testing ideas and being careful to make sure that things are not proven wrong. Nothing is ever 100% certain in science, but things that are falsifiable and have stood the test of time are more believable.
I remember being surprised to slowly realize that solving the genetic code was not done by computer scientists but by the experimentalists (biochemists) who used trial and error to see what proteins are made from…
From David's list on The best books on the history of heredity and DNA.
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