The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life's Deepest Secrets by Thomas R. Cech EPUB
One of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2024
Exploring the most transformative breakthroughs in biology since the discovery of the double helix, a Nobel Prizeâwinning scientist unveils the RNA age.
For over half a century, DNA has dominated science and the popular imagination as the âsecret of life.â But over the last several decades, a quiet revolution has taken place. In a series of breathtaking discoveries, the biochemist Thomas R. Cech and a diverse cast of brilliant scientists have revealed that RNAâlong overlooked as the passive servant of DNAâsits at the center of biologyâs greatest mysteries: How did life begin? What makes us human? Why do we get sick and grow old? In The Catalyst, Cech finally brings together years of research to demonstrate that RNA is the true key to understanding life on Earth, from its very origins to our future in the twenty-first century.
A gripping journey of discovery, The Catalyst moves from the early experiments that first hinted at RNAâs spectacular powers, to Cechâs own paradigm-shifting finding that it can catalyze cellular reactions, to the cutting-edge biotechnologies poised to reshape our health. We learn how RNAâonce thought merely to transmit DNAâs genetic instructions to the cellâs protein-making machineryâmay have jump-started life itself, and how, at the same time, it can cut our individual lives short through viral diseases and cancer. We see how RNA is implicated in the aging process and explore the darker depths of the supposed fountain of youth, telomerase. And we catch a thrilling glimpse into how RNA-powered therapiesâfrom CRISPR, the revolutionary tool that uses RNA to rewrite the code of life, to the groundbreaking mRNA vaccines that have saved millions during the pandemic, and moreâmay enable us to improve and even extend life beyond natureâs current limits.
Written by one of our foremost scientists, The Catalyst is a must-read guide to the present and future of biology and medicine.
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