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100 1 a| Bourne, Henry R.=| ^A1109395;

245 10 a| Paths to innovation :b| discovering recombinant DNA, oncogenes, and prions in one medical school, over one decade /c| Henry R. Bourne.;

246 1 a| Discovering recombinant DNA, oncogenes, and prions in one medical school, over one decade;

260 a| San Francisco :b| University of California Medical Humanities Consortium,c| 2011.;

300 a| xiii, 305 pages :b| illustrations, portraits ;c| 23 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Perspectives in medical humanities;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

520 a| "In less than a decade, scientists at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) learned how to clone DNA, founded the company that created the field of biotechnology, identified the first cancer genes, and made the heretical discovery that a protein by itself can transmit an infectious disease. The discoveries of Herbert Boyer, Michael Bishop, Harold Varmus, and Stanley Prusiner show that real innovators require freedom and time to tackle hard problems in their own way."--P. [4] of cover.;

610 20 a| University of California, San Francisco.=| ^A451192;

610 20 a| University of California, San Francisco.b| Department of Medicine.=| ^A1100266;

650 22 a| History, 20th Centuryz| Californiaz| San Francisco.=| ^A941311;

600 10 a| Boyer, Herbert W.=| ^A109829;

600 10 a| Bishop, J. Michael,d| 1936-2026=| ^A950587;

600 10 a| Varmus, Harold.=| ^A438497;

600 10 a| Prusiner, Stanley B.,d| 1942-=| ^A924774;

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Paths to innovation : discovering recombinant DNA, oncogenes, and prions in one medical school, over one decade / Henry R. Bourne.

Author/creator	Bourne, Henry R.
Other author	UC Medical Humanities Consortium.
Format	Book
Publication Info	San Francisco : University of California Medical Humanities Consortium, 2011.
Description	xiii, 305 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Boyer, Herbert W. Bishop, J. Michael, 1936-2026 Varmus, Harold. Prusiner, Stanley B., 1942- University of California, San Francisco. University of California, San Francisco. Department of Medicine. Schools, Medical--history. --California. --San Francisco. Biomedical Research--history. --California. --San Francisco. History, 20th Century--California. --San Francisco. Genetics--Research. --California. --History.

Variant title	Discovering recombinant DNA, oncogenes, and prions in one medical school, over one decade
Series	Perspectives in medical humanities Perspectives in medical humanities. ^A1104850
Abstract	"In less than a decade, scientists at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) learned how to clone DNA, founded the company that created the field of biotechnology, identified the first cancer genes, and made the heretical discovery that a protein by itself can transmit an infectious disease. The discoveries of Herbert Boyer, Michael Bishop, Harold Varmus, and Stanley Prusiner show that real innovators require freedom and time to tackle hard problems in their own way."--P. [4] of cover.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2011930920
ISBN	9780983463924
ISBN	0983463921
Standard identifier#	40020637424

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