Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome
Written by Venki Ramakrishnan
Narrated by Matthew Waterson
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Venki Ramakrishnan
Venki Ramakrishnan shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for uncovering the structure of the ribosome. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, Venki runs the Ramakrishnan Lab at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England. From 2015 to 2020, he served as president of the Royal Society, one of the world's oldest scientific organizations. He is the author of the frank scientific memoir Gene Machine.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Boring! This man talks about himself instead of the DNA...
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I really wanted to learn more about ribosomes, but my God, this book is boring. I'm sure it's a great memoir if you worked in the field and knew all the people, but for someone like me who's just interested in the science, it's torture.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fascinating read of the author’s journey to a Nobel Prize and the science of ribosomes.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Look I don't like biology and I enjoyed this book. The author walks a fine line between modesty and self-promotion, but hey as a Nobel prize winner, I guess a little bragging is warranted. Worth the read.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5What an interesting little book! I have to say, I never thought I'd read a book that centered so much around the ribosome, but my high school biology teacher would be proud. Ramakrishnan's life and story gripped me from the start and he did well incorporating both science and memoir into his novel.I received an advanced copy through Netgalley in return for an honest review.