{"product_id":"a-life-decoded-j-craig-venter-9780143114185","title":"A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe triumphant memoir of the man behind one of the greatest feats in scientific history\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf all the scientific achievements of the past century, perhaps none can match the deciphering of the human genetic code, both for its technical brilliance and for its implications for our future. In \u003ci\u003eA Life Decoded\u003c\/i\u003e, J. Craig Venter traces his rise from an uninspired student to one of the most fascinating and controversial figures in science today. Here, Venter relates the unparalleled drama of the quest to decode the human genome?a goal he predicted he could achieve years earlier and more cheaply than the government-sponsored Human Genome Project, and one that he fulfilled in 2001. A thrilling story of detection, \u003ci\u003eA Life Decoded\u003c\/i\u003e is also a revealing, and often troubling, look at how science is practiced today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Craig Venter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143114182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143114185\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"J. Craig Venter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992863867135,"sku":"9780143114185","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3a32a736-c8d3-43f2-8597-449fc6e92009.jpg?v=1683321229","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-life-decoded-j-craig-venter-9780143114185","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}