by Isaac Asimov · FisicalBook · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401332005
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«El código genético» is Isaac Asimov's popular science essay, published in 1982 by Plaza & Janés in paperback (236 pages, in Spanish).
Starting from the 1944 discovery that identified DNA as the substance capable of modifying bacteria, Asimov reconstructs the research that led to the deciphering of the genetic code and assesses its impact on biology. He also examines the consequences of this knowledge and speculates on the possibility of directing the physical and mental development of future generations.
Translation by Ana María de la Fuente of the original The Genetic Code, published in 1962; this edition includes black-and-white illustrations (22 x 16 cm).
For readers interested in the history of genetics and in Isaac Asimov's classic science writing.
Isaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. He wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. Best known for his hard science fiction, Asimov also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as popular science and other non-fiction. His work spans nine out of the ten categories of the Dewey decimal system.
