The Genome War: How Craig Venter Tried to Capture the Code of Life and Save the World

It was interesting with a good pace through most of the book. The last quarter draggged some and it seemed difficult for Shreeve to come to a conclusion. It was a little tedious when it came to scientific explanations for those well versed in biology, but for the layperson the examples and metaphors were very clear. It was neat to get an inside view of the business without too much jargon,...more

It was interesting with a good pace through most of the book. The last quarter draggged some and it seemed difficult for Shreeve to come to a conclusion. It was a little tedious when it came to scientific explanations for those well versed in biology, but for the layperson the examples and metaphors were very clear. It was neat to get an inside view of the business without too much jargon, though I'll admit the large cast of characters did make it even more difficult to remember everyone's relationships to each other and their respective corporations as well as the relationships between corporations. A very complicated book, but well executed overall considering the subject matter.   hide