Dear forum members,
I am a historian of biology based in the University of Edinburgh (UK). This message is to announce the recent launch of a book which may be of interest to the community, “Biology, Computing and the History of Molecular Sequencing”:
The book addressees the development of the first protein and nucleic acid sequencing methods, from Fred Sanger’s early work on insulin (1940s and 50s) to the launch of the Human Genome Project in the early 2000s. It also analyses the emergence of sequencing software and databases, as well as the commercialization of the first automatic sequencers. The contents draw on abundant historical material, from Sanger’s laboratory notebooks, to the corporate records of Applied Biosystems and the early programming notes of the staff at the European Bioinformatics Institute.
The book has so far been well received within the community of historians of science, but I thought it worth announcing it within the field of New Generation Sequencing.
I am happy to send discount flyers to those interested in the book or wanting to disseminate it to colleagues or libraries. Please contact me via this forum or at [email protected]
Thanks and best wishes,
Miguel Garcia-Sancho (PhD)
Department of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies
University of Edinburgh (UK)
I am a historian of biology based in the University of Edinburgh (UK). This message is to announce the recent launch of a book which may be of interest to the community, “Biology, Computing and the History of Molecular Sequencing”:
The book addressees the development of the first protein and nucleic acid sequencing methods, from Fred Sanger’s early work on insulin (1940s and 50s) to the launch of the Human Genome Project in the early 2000s. It also analyses the emergence of sequencing software and databases, as well as the commercialization of the first automatic sequencers. The contents draw on abundant historical material, from Sanger’s laboratory notebooks, to the corporate records of Applied Biosystems and the early programming notes of the staff at the European Bioinformatics Institute.
The book has so far been well received within the community of historians of science, but I thought it worth announcing it within the field of New Generation Sequencing.
I am happy to send discount flyers to those interested in the book or wanting to disseminate it to colleagues or libraries. Please contact me via this forum or at [email protected]
Thanks and best wishes,
Miguel Garcia-Sancho (PhD)
Department of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies
University of Edinburgh (UK)
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