About this title: This is the story of molecular biologist Elizabeth Blackburn and her groundbreaking research on telomeres and what it reveals about the resourceful opportunism that characterizes the best scientific thinking.Molecular biologist Elizabeth Blackburn made headlines in 2004 when she was dismissed from the President's Council on Bioethics after objecting to the council's call for a moratorium on stem cell research and protesting the suppression of relevant scientific evidence in its final report. But it is Blackburn's groundbreaking work on telomeric DNA, which launched the field of telomere ...
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Edition: Advanced Reading Copy. Uncorrected Proof
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780262026222ISBN:0262026228
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Book is new, but front cover has a thumb-sized blemish on lower right corner (accident in processing) 376 p. Includes: illustrations, bibliography. Extensive notes. Photographs of Dr. Blackburn appear at end of the book. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Mit Pr
Date Published: 2009-04-30
ISBN-13:9780262512459ISBN:0262512459
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780262512459. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The MIT Press
Date Published: 2007-11-30
ISBN-13:9780262026222ISBN:0262026228
Description: New. New, unread, unused & in perfect condition with no damaged or missing pages. This is a pre-release paperback with same cover. This book is the same isbn, but is a paperback. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The MIT Press
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780262512459ISBN:0262512459
Description: Good. Cover and pages may have some wear or writing. Binding is tight. We ship daily Monday-Friday. Delivery Confirmation included on all domestic orders. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: MIT Press,, Cambridge, MA:
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780262026222ISBN:0262026228
Description: Hardcover. Very Good+, Dust Jacket Near Fine. Black cloth, 392 pages. This book is in excellent shape; board edges lightly frayed, a few small spots on top edge of textblock, but otherwise clean & bright internally with a strong binding. Dust jacket is clean, bright, and protected by a mylar cover. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Mit Pr
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780262026222ISBN:0262026228
Description: New. Molecular biologist Elizabeth Blackburn--one of "Time" magazine's 100 "Most Influential People in the World" in 2007--made headlines in 2004 when she was dismissed from the President's Council on Bioethics after objecting to the council's call for a... read more
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