Beschreibung:
Written for both professionals and curious lay readers, "Unraveling DNA" is the definitive guide to understanding DNA: its history, how it works, as well as the latest findings, including recent advances in cancer and AIDS cures.
* From Modern Physics to Modern Biology * From DNA to Protein * Meet the Most Important Molecule * Under the Sign of DNA * We Can Reshuffle the Genes? * DNA Texts * Where Do Genes Come From? * Circular DNA * Knotted DNA * Genetic Engineering: Hazards and Hopes * The Controversy Around the Double Helix * Frontier Prospecting * Afterword