Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome cover artwork
Science Published 2018 4/5

Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome

by Venki Ramakrishnan

About the book

A scientific memoir about the race to understand the ribosome, the people involved, and the long path from research uncertainty to Nobel recognition.

Published
2018
Molecular biology Scientific discovery Research culture

My note

An interesting account of the author's journey to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. It reminds me of Eric R. Kandel's In Search of Memory, another story of the long road to a Nobel Prize. The mix of hard work and lucky breaks in these stories is always fascinating to me.