Vital Forces: The Discovery of the Molecular Basis of Life
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Table of contents
- Contentsix
- List of Platesvii
- Prefacexi
- Acknowledgmentsxx
- Chapter 1. The Revolution in Chemistry Has Come to Pass1
- Chapter 2. The Maze of Organic Chemistry19
- Chapter 3. A Singular Inward Laboratory53
- Chapter 4. The Catalytic Force75
- Chapter 5. Building Stones of Protoplasm101
- Chapter 6. The Chemical and Geometrical Phenomena of Heredity123
- Chapter 7. The Megachemistry of the Future155
- Chapter 8. The Giant Molecules of the Living Cell193
- Chapter 9. The Chemical Basis of Genetics217
- Chapter 10. The Hereditary Code-script245
- Chapter 11. The Ubiquitous Spiral265
- Chapter 12. Our Thread of Ariadne287
- Chapter 13. Nature is Blind and Reads Braille315
- References345
- Selected Readings in the History of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology351
- Name Index356
- Subject Index360
Vital Forces tells the history of the 'biochemical revolution', a period of unprecedentedly rapid advance in human knowledge that profoundly affected our view of life and laid the foundation for modern medicine and biotechnology. The story is told in a clear, engaging, and absorbing manner. This delightful work relates the fascinating and staggering advances in concepts and theories over the last 200 years and introduces the major figures of the times.
Vital Forces also describes the discovery of the molecular basis of life through the stories of the scientists involved, including such towering figures as Louis Pasteur, Gregor Mendel, Linus Pauling, and Francis Crick. Combining science and biography into a seamless chronological narrative, the author brings to life the successes and failures, collaborations and feuds, and errors and insights that produced the revolution in biology.
* Vividly describes dramatic scientific discoveries, personalities, feuds and rivalries
* Answers a general readers quest to understand the nature of life, and the relevance of biochemistry/molecular biology to modern medicine, industry and agriculture
Vital Forces also describes the discovery of the molecular basis of life through the stories of the scientists involved, including such towering figures as Louis Pasteur, Gregor Mendel, Linus Pauling, and Francis Crick. Combining science and biography into a seamless chronological narrative, the author brings to life the successes and failures, collaborations and feuds, and errors and insights that produced the revolution in biology.
* Vividly describes dramatic scientific discoveries, personalities, feuds and rivalries
* Answers a general readers quest to understand the nature of life, and the relevance of biochemistry/molecular biology to modern medicine, industry and agriculture