GENE MACHINE: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome

An insider account of the Nobel Prize winning race to uncover the structure of this elusive molecule, told in two interlocking stories. One is a quest of fundamental biology to decipher the structure of the ribosome. The other a personal one, is a portrait of scientists as human beings, driven as much by rivalry as by the desire to uncover nature's secrets. Photos.