TY - BOOK AU - Watson,James D. AU - Berry,Andrew TI - DNA: the secret of life SN - 0375415467 : AV - QH437 .W387 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - New York PB - Alfred A. Knopf KW - Genetics KW - Popular works KW - DNA N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 -- Coda: Our Genes and Our Future N2 - 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 ER -