The extraordinary story of Michael Smith, a man who rose from humble beginnings in Blackpool, England, to become a revolutionary gene researcher, philanthropist and Nobel Prize winner. A professor at the University of British Columbia, Smith dedicated his talent and energy to science research, and later launched the university’s internationally regarded Biotechnology Laboratory. The authors present not only the career and science of a great Canadian scientist, but also the politics and personalities of university research.
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"Michael Smith was a scientist's scientist with tremendous enthusiasm about what was being discovered." -- David Suzuki
"This book may be unique in making the everyday world of the scientist explicable, and even appealing, to outsiders." -- Jean Barman
"This book may be unique in making the everyday world of the scientist explicable, and even appealing, to outsiders." -- Jean Barman
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Eric Damer is an historian with a particular interest in the ways in which university research and education influence the community. The author of Discovery by Design (Ronsdale, 2002), he makes his home in Vancouver, BC.
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January 1978. Persistent rain and blowing ocean winds made for a typically dreary winter month at the University of British Columbia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Biotechnology Laboratory, Research Council, British Columbia, Arnold School, Department of Biochemistry, Michael Smith, Faculty of Medicine, United States, Marton Moss, Cancer Agency, Fisheries Research Board, University of Manchester, David Suzuki, Gordon Tener, Dean of Medicine, Prime Minister, Biomedical Research Centre, Bob Miller, Technological Station, Caroline Astell, Hugh Tarr, Networks of Centres of Excellence, University of Washington, Department of Chemistry, Genome Sequence Centre New!
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January 1978. Persistent rain and blowing ocean winds made for a typically dreary winter month at the University of British Columbia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mutagenic oligomer, desired mutation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Biotechnology Laboratory, Research Council, British Columbia, Arnold School, Department of Biochemistry, Michael Smith, Faculty of Medicine, United States, Marton Moss, Cancer Agency, Fisheries Research Board, University of Manchester, David Suzuki, Gordon Tener, Dean of Medicine, Prime Minister, Biomedical Research Centre, Bob Miller, Technological Station, Caroline Astell, Hugh Tarr, Networks of Centres of Excellence, University of Washington, Department of Chemistry, Genome Sequence Centre New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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