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DNA: the Secret of Life James D. Watson with Andrew Berry.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Arrow, c2003Description: xxii, 487 p. [32] pages of plates : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 978-00-99451-846
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 576.5 WAT-D
Contents:
Beginnings of genetics : From Mendel to Hitler -- The double helix : This is life -- Reading the code : Bringing DNA to life -- Playing God : Customized DNA molecules -- DNA, dollars, and drugs : Biotechnology -- Tempest in a cereal box : Genetically modified agriculture -- The human genome : Life's screenplay -- Reading genomes : Evolution in action -- Out of Africa : DNA and the human past -- Genetic fingerprinting : DNA's day in court -- Gene hunting : The genetics of human disease -- Defying disease : Treating and preventing genetic disorders -- Who we are ; Nature vs. nurture.
Summary: Along with Frances Crick, James Watson discovered the double-helix structure of the DNA molecule. This book describes the fifty years of explosive scientific achievement that derived from their work, including Dolly the sheep, GM foods & designer babies.
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Beginnings of genetics : From Mendel to Hitler --
The double helix : This is life --
Reading the code : Bringing DNA to life --
Playing God : Customized DNA molecules --
DNA, dollars, and drugs : Biotechnology --
Tempest in a cereal box : Genetically modified agriculture --
The human genome : Life's screenplay --
Reading genomes : Evolution in action --
Out of Africa : DNA and the human past --
Genetic fingerprinting : DNA's day in court --
Gene hunting : The genetics of human disease --
Defying disease : Treating and preventing genetic disorders --
Who we are ; Nature vs. nurture.

Along with Frances Crick, James Watson discovered the double-helix structure of the DNA molecule. This book describes the fifty years of explosive scientific achievement that derived from their work, including Dolly the sheep, GM foods & designer babies.

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