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

Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome audiobook runs 8.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Matthew Waterson (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.2listening hrs
Biography & Memoirstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 8.2 hours of listening.

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30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.2 hours, it runs longer than 54% of the 15,469 Biography & Memoir audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Matthew Waterson

Matthew Waterson narrates 42 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 410 hours in all.

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome is an audiobook by Venki Ramakrishnan: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Matthew Waterson, released November 6, 2018, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.2 hrs
Narrated by
Matthew Waterson
Released
November 6, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9781684415632

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome audiobook?

Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is the Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome?

Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome is narrated by Matthew Waterson.