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DNA: The Secret of Life by Watson, James
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- Condition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Product Group
- Book
- Weight
- 2 lbs
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780375415463
- Book Title
- D N A : the Secret of Life
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Genre
- Science
- Topic
- Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, History
- Item Width
- 7.7 in
- Item Weight
- 44 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 464 Pages
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From a renowned scientist comes the first single volume to chart the entire genetic revolution--published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the DNA breakthrough. From genetically modified food to genetically modified babies, Watson reveals a future of choices and implications of which readers dare not remain uninformed. 100 illustrations.
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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375415467
ISBN-13
9780375415463
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2337335
Product Key Features
Book Title
D N A : the Secret of Life
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, History
Publication Year
2003
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Width
7.7 in
Item Weight
44 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Qh437.W387 2003
Reviews
"A remarkable alignment of the planets is occurring in 2003: the 50th anniversary of the double helix and the completion of the sequence of the human genome. As a defining figure in both landmark events, no other human being on the planet is positioned to write as authoritatively about all this as Jim Watson. In DNA: The Secret of Life he does so with characteristic clarity, style, and wit. If you really want to know what happened in the most important half-century of biology since the world began, read this!" Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute "Unlocking the secret of life was the greatest accomplishment of science in the 20th century and laid the foundation for medicine in the 21st century. Over the past 50 years, Jim Watson has been at the center of this revolution. No one has a broader perspective. And, no one can tell its story more compellingly. Watson brings alive the grand ideas, human foibles, and social challenges in a way will both engage the general public and inspire a new generation of young scientists." Eric Lander, founder and director of the Whitehead Center for Genome Research "This is the story of DNA and therefore the story of life, history, sex (lots of sex!), money, drugs, and still-to-be-revealed secrets. DNA is quite a moleculeshe's been around a long time and played a lot of roles. At last, she has a truly worthy biographer." Mary-Claire King, American Cancer Society Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine "Only James Watson combines the verve and authority to take us on such an exciting, fast-paced journey into the continuing storm of DNA science. This landmark summary asks where the new biology will take us, and gives arresting vignettes of major participants in the DNA revolution. The key experiments and fascinating unknowns are laid out as plain as day." Victor McElheny, author of Watson and DNA: Making a Scientific Revolution "James Watson has been an eyewitness to each revolution in molecular biology, from the double helix to the genome. He sees further and clearer than anybody else in the field. Give this fabulously good book to anybody who wants to understand what all the excitement is about." Matt Ridley, author of Genome "Only James Watson could have written this book: no one else knows DNA from so many perspectives-discoverer, scientific leader, author of one of the great scientific memoirs of all time-and no one else writes in such an utterly riveting and independent manner. DNA is a singularly lucid life story of a molecule and its determining role in human nature, society, medicine, and our future as a species. It is an important book and a delight to read." --Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and author of An Unquiet Mind.
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2002-190725
Dewey Decimal
576.5
Dewey Edition
21
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