The Statue Within by François Jacob
An Autobiography
A reflective memoir of a biologist who, after being gravely wounded while serving with the Free French in World War II, redirects his path from medicine to research, chronicling the camaraderie and tensions of the lab, the birth of bacterial genetics and gene regulation, and the interplay of chance, rigor, and imagination that drives discovery; blending personal history with an intimate portrait of how scientific ideas take shape, it shows a self being carved by war, mentorship, and work.
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- 1987
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- French
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- 300-400
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- - La Statue intérieure
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