Life's Greatest Secret

Life's Greatest Secret

by Matthew Cobb

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The story of the discovery and cracking of the genetic code, the thing that ultimately enables a spiraling molecule to give rise to the life that exists all around us.

ISBN: 9780465062676

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Jerry Coyne

Jerry Coyne

Science & Research

"A nice article by Matthew showing how scientists found that the genetic code was a triplet code and details how it was decoded. If you want to go deeper, I highly recommend his book (written for the curious layperson), "Life's Greatest Secret: The Race to Crack the Genetic Code.""

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