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Author Davies, Kevin, 1960-
Title Cracking the genome : inside the race to unlock human DNA / Kevin Davies
Publish Info New York : Free Press, c2001
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 Science Library  QH445.2 .D37 2001    AVAILABLE

 Introduction1
1Knights of the Double Helix: The Quest for Biology's Holy Grail11
2Reading the Book of Life: A Quick Voyage Around the Human Genome33
3The Eye of the TIGR: J. Craig Venter - Maverick Sequencer52
4Loading the Bases: Francis Collins and the DNA Detectives69
5The Circle of Life: Decoding the First Free-Living Creatures94
6Treasures of the Lost Worlds: The Keys to Human Disease from Tristan da Cunha to Iceland119
7Prize Fight: The Creation of Celera Genomics141
8The Story of Us: The Secrets of Who We Are169
9The Croesus Code: Passion, Personality, and Profit192
10The Eighth Day: Braving the New World of Designer Genes216
11The Language of God: A Defining Moment in the History of the Human Race236
 Notes253
 Acknowledgments297
 Index299
Description 310 p. ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-296) and index
Contents Knights of the double helix : the quest for biology's holy grail -- Reading the book of life : a quick voyage around the human genome -- Eye of the TIGR : J. Craig Venter, maverick sequencer -- Loading the bases : Francis Collins and the DNA detectives -- Circle of life : decoding the first free-living creatures -- Treasures of the lost worlds : the keys to human disease from Tristan da Cunha to Iceland -- Prize fight : the creation of Celera Genomics -- Story of us : the secrets of who we are -- Croesus code : passion, personality, and profit -- Eighth day : braving the new world of designer genes -- Language of God : a defining moment in the history of the human race
Subjects Human Genome Project -- Popular works
Human genome -- Popular works
OCLC # 45066341
ISBN 0743204794
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