The Book of Man: The Human Genome Project and the Quest to Discover Our Genetic Heritage

by Walter Bodmer and Robin McKie

Book Overview

James Watson, a discoverer of the structure of DNA, described it as "the most golden of molecules," the true chemical for life. Indeed, it is the essential component from which our genes are made. In it is encoded the genetic language that controls our destinies. Astonishingly powerful, just six millionths of a gram of DNA carries as much information as ten volumes of the Oxford English Dictionary.
The "Book of Man," is the term used by Walter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195114876
• ISBN13: 9780195114874
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"