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Great Canadian Scientists (Polestar $18.95)
Only 13 Canadians have ever won a Nobel Prize; ten of whom, including Dr. Michael Smith of UBC, are scientists profiled in Barry Shell's Great Canadian Scientists (Polestar $18.95).
Smith, a biochemist and molecular biologist, discovered site directed mutagenes - how to make a genetic mutation precisely at any spot in a DNA molecule. "If you ever see my behaviour start to change and I get a swelled head with all this attention," Smith said, after winning the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1993, "I want you to give me a good swift kick."
Initiated to increase awareness about the scientific community, Great Canadian Scientists combines an interactive website, a CD and a book as part of the Great Canadian Scientist project.
1 896095 36 4
[BCBW 1997]
Smith, a biochemist and molecular biologist, discovered site directed mutagenes - how to make a genetic mutation precisely at any spot in a DNA molecule. "If you ever see my behaviour start to change and I get a swelled head with all this attention," Smith said, after winning the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1993, "I want you to give me a good swift kick."
Initiated to increase awareness about the scientific community, Great Canadian Scientists combines an interactive website, a CD and a book as part of the Great Canadian Scientist project.
1 896095 36 4
[BCBW 1997]
Submitted on August 12, 2003 in By David.
