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A Life Decoded

J. Craig Venter

2007390 pagesabout 6–9 hours
2007
first published
  • 2007Penguin Books, Limited · 390 pages · ENGISBN 9780713997248
  • 2007Viking Adult
  • 2008Penguin Group UK · ENGISBN 9780141900261
  • 2008Penguin Group USA, Inc. · ENGISBN 9781429560825
  • 2007Tantor Media · ENGISBN 9781400105717
  • 2008Penguin Books · 400 pagesISBN 9780141014418
  • 2007Viking Adult · 400 pages · ENGISBN 9780670063581
  • Penguin Group USA · ENGISBN 9780143114185

Craig Venter is no ordinary scientist, and no ordinary man. He is the first human being ever to read their own DNA - and see the key to life itself. Yet in doing so, he rocked the establishment and became embroiled in one of the biggest controversies of our age.This is the story of his incredible life: from teenage rebel and Vietnam medic, to daredevil sailor and maverick researcher, whose race to unravel the sequence of the human genome made him both hero and pariah. Incorporating his own genetic make-up into his story, this is an electrifying portrait of a man who pushed back the boundaries of the possible.

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