Gerald Weissmann: Mortal and Immortal DNA: Science and the Lure of Myth
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These essays relate modern science and medicine to the broad themes of the Western canon: from Greek myths to W.H. Auden, with a reference or two to Paris Hilton. Using a clever sense of humor and a massive intellectual range of references, Weissmann's writing bridges the widening gap between the two cultures of science and the humanities. An extension of the genre of the informal science essay pioneered by Lewis Thomas (of whom Weissmann was a protege) these essays are in a league with Oliver Sacks, Stephan Jay Gould, and Richard Seltzer. Highly readable and amusing. Deals with current events through relating them to canonical science and literature. Every chapter deals with a current medical or scientific subject: stem cells, dengue fever, DDT, carcinogens, arthritis... NOT JUST A SCIENCE WRITER BUT A MAJOR INTELLECTUAL HISTORIAN.
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Author: Gerald Weissmann
Number of Pages: 192 pages
Published Date: 09 Jul 2009
Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781934137161
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