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In the Gene Machine, we learn about the personalities of other great scientists and get an inkling of how the world of academic research works with all its complex rivalries, and collaborations

Gene Machine 

The race to decipher the secrets of the ribosome 

Venki Ramakrishnan 

Harper Collins

272 pages (including endnotes); Rs 699

This book is destined to become an enduring autobiographical classic. It's in the same league as James Watson's The Double Helix, or Cedric Villani's Birth of a Theorem. It offers a beautiful window into the life and thoughts of a great scientist. Along the way,  we learn about the personalities of other great scientists and get an inkling of how the world of academic research works with all its complex rivalries, and collaborations. 

We get a glimpse of the pressures that every serious academic researcher