How Long to Read DNA Pioneers and Their Legacy

How Long Does it Take to Read DNA Pioneers and Their Legacy?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 39 minutes to read DNA Pioneers and Their Legacy by Ulf Lagerkvist

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In this entertaining account of the origins of modern molecular biology, the lives of pioneering scientists in the field of nucleic acid research, and the discovery of DNA, Ulf Lagerkvist speaks not only to scientists but to all students and general readers with an interest in science. The author, whose career in the nucleic acid field began in the late 1940s, recreates historical episodes from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and introduces for a modern audience the scientists whose discoveries revolutionized the field of biology. Knowledge of these pioneers as professionals and as human beings, Lagerkvist believes, may help us see modern problems in a new light and appreciate the greatness of the researchers who contributed to the foundations of molecular biology and biochemistry. Among these scientific pioneers was nineteenth-century biochemist Friedrich Miescher, discoverer of nuclein, the material now known as DNA. The book also explores early research into general problems of the chemistry of biological materials. Lagerkvist vividly describes the research of such influential scientists as Albrecht Kossel, another early leading figure; Emil Fischer, who received the Nobel Prize in 1902 for his work on carbohydrates and purines and was regarded as the foremost chemist of his time; P. A. Levene, known for his discoveries concerning the structure of nucleotides and the way these nucleic acid building blocks are linked to one another; and Oswald T. Avery, often considered the grandfather of molecular genetics.

How long is DNA Pioneers and Their Legacy?

DNA Pioneers and Their Legacy by Ulf Lagerkvist is 156 pages long, and a total of 39,936 words.

This makes it 53% the length of the average book. It also has 49% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read DNA Pioneers and Their Legacy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 38 minutes to read DNA Pioneers and Their Legacy aloud.

What Reading Level is DNA Pioneers and Their Legacy?

DNA Pioneers and Their Legacy is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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