DNA: The Secret of Life

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Title: DNA: The Secret of Life
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Pages: 464

Who better than James Watson to lead a guided tour of DNA? When he and his English colleague,

Francis Crick, discovered the double helix structure of the DNA molecule in 1953, little could

they imagine that a mere 50 years later scientists would be putting the finishing touches on a

map of the human genome. In this magisterial work, Watson, who won the Nobel Prize with Crick

for their discovery, guides readers through the startling and rapid advances in genetic

technology and what these advances will mean for our lives. Watson covers all aspects of the

genome, from the layout of four simple bases on the DNA molecule through their complex

construction into genes, then to the mechanisms whereby proteins produced by genes create our

uniquely human characteristics-as well as the genetic mutations that can cause illnesses or

inherited diseases like Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Huntington's disease. Watson may have

mellowed a little over the years since he displayed his youthful brashness in The Double Helix,

but he still isn't shy about taking on controversial subjects. He criticizes biotech

corporations for patenting genes, making diagnostic medical procedures horribly expensive and

damping further basic research. He notes that while China and other countries with large

populations to feed have eagerly grasped the potential of genetically modified foodstuffs,

America squandered $100 million on a recall of taco shells and the genetically modified corn

used in them. He pleads passionately for the refinement and widespread use of prenatal genetic

testing. Watson will probably provoke the most controversy with his criticism of scientists,

corporations and government funding sources for their avoidance of important areas of

research-notably the genetics of skin coloration-for political reasons. Every reader who wants

to understand their own medical future will want to read this book .

DNA: The Secret of Life

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