A Passion for DNA: Genes, Genomes, and SocietyA principal architect and visionary of the new biology, a Nobel Prize-winner at 34 and best-selling author at 40 (The Double Helix), James D. Watson had the authority, flair, and courage to take an early and prominent role as commentator on the march of DNA science and its implications for society. In essays for publications large and small, and in lectures around the world, he delivered what were, in effect, dispatches from the front lines of the revolution. Outspoken and sparkling with ideas and opinions, a selection of them is collected for the first time in this volume. Their resonance with today's headlines is striking. |
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Values from a Chicago Upbringing 371 | 17 |
Early Speculations and Facts about RNA Templates | 23 |
Braggs Foreword to The Double Helix 33333 | 37 |
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