1. Proteins, enzymes, genes : the interplay of chemistry and biology
- Author
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Fruton, Joseph S. and Fruton, Joseph S.
- Subjects
- Enzymes, Research, Physical sciences, Genomes, Proteins, Biochemistry, Biology, Proteins--Research--History, Enzymes--Research--History, Biochemistry--History, Molecular biology--History, Genes--Research--History, Science, Life sciences, Genes, Chemistry
- Abstract
In this book a distinguished scientist-historian offers a critical account of how biochemistry and molecular biology emerged as major scientific disciplines from the interplay of chemical and biological ideas and practice. Joseph S. Fruton traces the historical development of these disciplines from antiquity to the present time, examines their institutional settings, and discusses their impact on medical, pharmaceutical, and agricultural practice.
- Published
- 1999