dna

Relates the history of genetics through characterization of scientists such as Charles Darwin, Francis Galton, Hugo de Vries, and Nobel Prize-winner Hermann J. Muller, elucidating their work and how competition with each other leads to unique experiments and groundbreaking discoveries.

Chronicles the life of English biophysicist Francis Crick, tracing the course of his genetic research, discussing his discoveries about DNA, and touching on his investigations into consciousness during his last two decades.

A biography of Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson, examining his life and accomplishments since his 1953 discovery of the double helix, and providing insights into the people and issues involved in the quest to identify the structure of DNA.

Readers learn about painstaking detection techniques such as bloodstain analysis, ballistics, toxicology, and DNA profiling. These are just some of the invaluable tools of law enforcement referenced that are helping police solve the most perplexing cold cases.

When John Reese's daughter is attacked by thieves who steal an ancient mummy, he follows the suspects to an island hideaway where he is trapped by a hurricane and has to fight both the elements and the theives to stay alive.

Provides an introduction to the field of genetics, including how DNA is structured, how genetic inheritance works, and how new discoveries in genetics have helped to cure or prevent diseases.

Presents an overview of genetics, looking at inherited traits, the role of cells and DNA, and how people today make use of genetics.

Discusses the work of four scientists whose discoveries led to an understanding of DNA's structure and the way it functions.

Chronicles Edward Ball's investigation into his family history, discussing how his finding of hair in an old family desk prompted him to begin the research and what he was able to learn through DNA analysis and fingerprinting.

American geneticist Charlotte Hennesey, cured of cancer by DNA extracted from the bones of Jesus, becomes the target of a host of criminals and assassins, most notably Aaron Cohen, a rabbi whose family has been the guardian of the Ark of the Covenant for many years and who wants Charlotte and her now purified blood to open the Ark.