Title: Proteins, enzymes, genes : the interplay of chemistry and biology /
Authors: Fruton, Joseph S. 1912-2007
Publisher: Yale University Press,
Year: 1999
Subjects: Biochemistry History; Molecular biology History.; Proteins Research History.; Enzymes Research History.; Genes Research History.; Biochemistry history; Enzymes history; Genes; Molecular Biology history; Proteins history; Research history
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.