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Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 07., Urban-Loritz-Pl. 2a	Standorte: NN.EN MacEl Watson FS.E / College 6x - Magazin: bitte wenden Sie sich an die Infotheke	Status: Verfügbar	Frist:	Vorbestellungen: 0

Briefly an employee of James Watson, science journalist McElheny has the benefit of personal experience with his subject, which informs this chronicle of Watson's now legendary career. Perhaps this knowledge has encouraged McElheny to be blunt--but then he also draws on quotable sources, such as biologist E. O. Wilson, who have written caustically about their own encounters with Watson. The scientist himself will probably be indifferent to unflattering comments made here since his self-portrait in The Double Helix (1968), among the most popular general-science books ever published, showed a fame-hungry man benefiting from but not crediting scientists such as Rosalind Franklin in the pursuit of glory. Watson's single-minded competitiveness and arrogance permeate McElheny's account, but the author duly notes Watson's genius and his effectiveness in leading molecular genetics up to the decoding of the human genome. McElheny's careful research reliably breaks down Watson's involvement with milestones such as the discovery of messenger RNA and his administrative reign at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. A warts-and-all biography critical to any genetics collection. (Gilbert Taylor, American Library Association ; Quelle: amazon.de)