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• Title:Dna : the secret of life / James D. Watson, with Andrew Berry.
  
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• Author/Creator:Watson, James D., 1928-
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Berry, Andrew.
  
• Published/Created:New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: QH437 .W387 2003
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Genetics--Popular works.
  DNA--Popular works.
  
• Description:xiv, 446 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:0375415467 (hbk.)
  
• Contents:Introduction: The Secret of Life
  1. Beginnings of Genetics: From Mendel to Hitler
  2. Double Helix: This is Life
  3. Reading the Code: Bringing DNA to Life
  4. Playing God: Customized DNA Molecules
  5. DNA, Dollars, and Drugs: Biotechnology
  6. Tempest in a Cereal Box: Genetically Modified Agriculture
  7. Human Genome: Life's Screenplay
  8. Reading Genomes: Evolution in Action
  9. Out of Africa: DNA and the Human Past
  10. Genetic Fingerprinting: DNA's Day in Court
  11. Gene Hunting: The Genetics of Human Disease
  12. Defying Disease: Treating and Preventing Genetic Disorders
  13. Who We Are: Nature vs. Nurture
  Coda: Our Genes and Our Future.