The Genome War: How Craig Venter Tried to Capture the Code of Life and Save the World ebook

by Erik Singer,James Shreeve

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He also hoped to become very famous and very rich. Collins, more or less against his will, was on a plane headed from Newark to Dulles Airport, where he would catch a flight to Los Angeles.

The leaders of the two opposing sides of the genome war were unfamiliar to me before reading this book, but Shreeve led me on a similarly illuminating journey as he told the stories of their lives. Craig Venter was far from being an exceptional student or high achiever in his youth. In fact, he failed many of his classes in junior high and high school, didn’t plan to attend college, and even tried to get out of mandatory military service.

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James Shreeve3 февраля 2004 г. Penguin Random House Audio.

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If you read only one science book this year, it has to be James Shreeve's inside view of the race to sequence the human genome.

The Genome War : How Craig Venter Tried to Capture the Code of Life and Save the World. Shreeve makes the leaders of the public project sound like shrill ideologues, constantly harping on over some kind of utopian ideal. If you read only one science book this year, it has to be James Shreeve's inside view of the race to sequence the human genome. The story of this tumultuous competition between the prestigious Human Genome Project and the brash visionary Craig Venter is a joy ride.

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He sailed around the world in a voyage inspired by Darwin's journey on the Beagle, discovering thousands of new species along the way. He has created synthetic life and started three companies, and was almost a billionaire before being fired from one of the most promising, Celera Genomics. Now he's back with his most ambitious project since his historic breakthrough 17 years ago.

The long-awaited story of the science, the business, the politics, the intrigue behind the scenes of the most ferocious competition in the history of modern science—the race to map the human genome.On May 10, 1998, biologist Craig Venter, director of the Institute for Genomic Research, announced that he was forming a private company that within three years would unravel the complete genetic code of human life—seven years before the projected finish of the U.S. government’s Human Genome Project. Venter hoped that by decoding the genome ahead of schedule, he would speed up the pace of biomedical research and save the lives of thousands of people. He also hoped to become very famous and very rich. Calling his company Celera (from the Latin for “speed”), he assembled a small group of scientists in an empty building in Rockville, Maryland, and set to work.At the same time, the leaders of the government program, under the direction of Francis Collins, head of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health, began to mobilize an unexpectedly unified effort to beat Venter to the prize—knowledge that had the potential to revolutionize medicine and society. The stage was set for one of the most thrilling—and important—dramas in the history of science. The Genome War is the definitive account of that drama—the race for the greatest prize biology has had to offer, told by a writer with exclusive access to Venter’s operation from start to finish. It is also the story of how one man’s ambition created a scientific Camelot where, for a moment, it seemed that the competing interests of pure science and commercial profit might be gloriously reconciled—and the national repercussions that resulted when that dream went awry.From the Hardcover edition.

Buzalas

James Shreeve is to be congratulated on making a complex subject understandable. I learned a lot from reading this book about the science, personalities, politics, etc. of big science projects, and the attitudes of commercial enterprises and academia. I'd strongly recommend this for anyone interested in the life sciences.

Delirium

I have read both of Craig Venter's books, and this book confirms most of what he says. Taken altogether, they present an interesting view of what goes on when the government gets involved with science, and the methods used by the bureaucrats and their cohort. Anyone who is interested in maintaining the ideals of true science will find this quite illuminating. We are fortunate to have people like J Craig Venter to provide competition and save the taxpayers money.

Wooden Purple Romeo

One of mainstream science's most outrageous lies is clearly exposed in this book. Bill Clinton and Tony Blair held a special ceremony to recognize achievement of the full sequencing of the human genome in 2001. They offered the award "jointly" to Craig Venter and Francis Collins (now head of the National Institute of science). Only one man truly deserved to be on the podium ... Venter!!! If Collins had has his way, the project would have taken another 20 years, and cause both British and American taxpayers billions more in cost. In addition the US and British governments would have sold exclusive patent rights to each of our active genes to private (favorite son) corporations. Don't believe me? This book tells the REAL story. Read it along with Ventor's "A Life Decoded" for a full review.
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Iell

Firstly, I haven't even finished this book at the time of my writing this review, but I could no longer wait to comment on it.

The distinguished feature of this book is its style of writing. It is incredibly simple and straight forward, without any unncessary twist of language or logic. Although this is a depiction of the whole story behind the Human Genome Project, it reads like an epic tale of a breathtaking journey.

James Shreeve gives a close account of all the events that led up to sequencing of human genome, including politics, science, business, legal matters and personal relations. What's more, is that a lay reader who understands nothing about gene or molecular biology can learn a whole lot of things he didn't know before. While the book is not technical in biological and other scientific explanations, it is sufficient to explain to the lay reader about genes, their importance as well as their pharamaceutical value.

This book, like other reviewers have mentioned, is truly hard to put down. Highly recommended to everyone!!

Brajind

Good for 3/4 of the book then it just droned on with nothing really new. Fascinating insight into one narcissistic scientist and his quest for me me me couched in terms of for everybody.

Gralmeena

I have enjoyed a complexity of politics, some drama of last minute advances of projects, complexity of inner workings in a lab. The book does seem as a true representation of a complex project’s life that is very interesting to experience and relate to.

GODMAX

Great book to provide some background on the technology that makes sequencing possible. Amazing to see how it went down

This book was a fascinating mix of science and drama. It's great to see scientists portrayed as merely human, with all their moments of genius, weakness, and egomania. I wish more scientific achievements could be documented in this way... I think it would bring a greater appreciation and understanding to the process of discovery.