Wee Beasties in Nature 432, 2 December 2004, 557
by Nurse, Paul
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- first
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 2004. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPS, OF A 2004 ESSAY BY THE NOBEL PRIZE WINNING ENGLISH GENETICIST, PAUL NURSE. The essay is discusses both a personal and scientific turning point, relating to "how a tiny observation turned out to have a controlling influence" on his 1974 research.
"Paul Nurse has helped to show how the cell cycle is controlled. Through studies of yeast in the mid-1970s, he was able to show that a special gene plays a decisive role in several of the cell cycle's phases. In 1987 he identified a corresponding human gene" and in 2001, Nurse won the Nobel Prize "for their discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle", contributing to a revolution in cell biology and cancer research. CONDITION & DETAILS: London: Macmillan. Original wraps. 4to. (11 x 8.25 inches; 275 x 206mm. Mailing label on front wrap; very slight rubbing at the edges. The wraps are tight and solid. Bright and clean inside and out. Near fine.
"Paul Nurse has helped to show how the cell cycle is controlled. Through studies of yeast in the mid-1970s, he was able to show that a special gene plays a decisive role in several of the cell cycle's phases. In 1987 he identified a corresponding human gene" and in 2001, Nurse won the Nobel Prize "for their discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle", contributing to a revolution in cell biology and cancer research. CONDITION & DETAILS: London: Macmillan. Original wraps. 4to. (11 x 8.25 inches; 275 x 206mm. Mailing label on front wrap; very slight rubbing at the edges. The wraps are tight and solid. Bright and clean inside and out. Near fine.
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- Bookseller
- Atticus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1124
- Title
- Wee Beasties in Nature 432, 2 December 2004, 557
- Author
- Nurse, Paul
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
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