Bold science : seven scientists who are changing our world / Ted Anton.

New York : W.H. Freeman, [2000], ©2000.

xii, 193 pages ; 25 cm

Includes index.

The book of life : Craig Venter's shotgun genomics.-- On the road : Susan Greenfield and the Magus.-- Worlds in profusion : Geoff Marcy's planetary astronomy.-- Dangerous liaison : Polly Matzinger's evolutionary immunology.-- How much fun this is : Saul Perlmutter and the Supernova Cosmology Project.-- The art of the woodpile : Gretchen Daily and nature's services.-- Drawn to truth : Carl Woese and the Archaean revolution.-- Conclusion : Intimate science, big questions.