Egg & Ego: An Almost True Story of Life in the Biology Lab
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.58 (647 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0387985603 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 195 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Success often goes to those with the largest egos and it is their style of operation that is described in this book. The "Egg" of the title refers to the science of developmental biology, which is the speciality of the author, and which provides the material for many of the anecdotes. Academic scientists have to struggle to maintain their research funding. He has published over 100 scientific papers and an influential book about embryonic development: "From Egg to Embryo".. To do this they must persuade other scientists that they are very good, and that means working at a good institution, publishing papers in the most fashionable journals and giving lectures at the most prestigious meetings. The author is a well-known scientist w
"The Stresses of Science Before the Onslaught of the Internet and Open Access" according to John Richard Schrock. Egg & Ego by J.M.W. Slack; Springer-Verlag, New York; (c)1999; 195 pages, softcover.Beginning in a slaughterhouse, Slack gives a hands-on perspective of harvesting enough tissue to process and concentrate growth factors. But this first chapter is the only "easy read' for high school students; most of the book requires a college-level or even graduate student biologist to enjoy the recent history of developmental biology as revealed before and after various. Excellent guide for a would be biomedical researcher This is an excellent book for anyone who might have some idea that they might want to be a professional scientist, working in biomedical research or as a professor in a university. Slack writes very well and he can tell an amusing anecdote. There is a some good science in it too. He is slightly curmidgeonly, perhaps, but I think this is part of his appeal. He tells it like it is. Read this book to find out that being a research scientist, perhaps unfortuna. An unvarnished view of life as a research biologist Slack does a grand job of telling his storylife and living as a researcher working on problems of development. Slack has the ability to get you to grin as he talks about cow brains, growth factors, and other scientific adventures"Where are the brains, Dad?" (You'll have to read the book to know what that means.) He also ably tells what it's like to be a scientist, as well as how one negotiates the politics and requirements of becoming successful as a resea