Sahotra Sarkar is Professor in the Departments of Philosophy and Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin.
“How is it possible that a young man from an impoverished village in South Asia would go on to lay the foundations of modern chemical biology—from cracking the genetic code to DNA gene synthesis? In a testimonial to the spirit of human perseverance, Sarkar paints an engaging and detailed portrait of the life and work of H.G. Khorana, one of the great scientists of the twentieth century.” — Thomas P. Sakmar, M.D., Richard M. and Isabel P. Furlaud Professor, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA “This book provides the first book-length account of the work and life of the Indian-American scientist Har Gobind Khorana. On the basis of firsthand interviews, Sarkar does a great job explaining the ‘chemical biology’ pioneered by this pivotal figure of the 20th-century life sciences and provides clues as to why Khorana was neglected for so long.” — Mathias Grote, University of Greifswald