DNA: the Secret of Life
James D. Watson with Andrew Berry.
- London : Arrow, c2003
- xxii, 487 p. [32] pages of plates : ill. ; 20 cm
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.
978-00-99451-846
Genetics -- Popular works. DNA -- Popular works. DNA.