A review by gijs
Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome by Venki Ramakrishnan

4.0

3,5 stars; pretty heavy on the science part, this could be a hard to follow narrative for the non-initiate; a solid and easy to follow introduction on the ribosome at the start of the book would have helped a lot; many interesting aspects of his research are highlighted, especially liked the bits on the ribosome as a target for antibiotics, and the story of the scientific race to decipher its structure using crystallography.