DNA: the Secret of Life James D. Watson with Andrew Berry.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Arrow, c2003Description: xxii, 487 p. [32] pages of plates : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:- 978-00-99451-846
- 576.5 WAT-D
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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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