genetic code

What will it mean when most of us can afford to have the information in our DNA, all six billion chemical letters of it, read, stored and available for analysis? This program reveals that we stand on the verge of such a revolution. Meet a cancer patient who appears to have cheated death and a cystic fibrosis sufferer breathing easily because scientists have been able to pinpoint and neutralize the genetic abnormalities underlying their conditions.

Explores key experiments and discoveries that have shaped the field of genetics and enabled researchers to unlock the genetic code.

"Biologist James Watson and physicist Francis Crick's 1953 revelation about the double helix structure of DNA is the foundation of virtually every advance in our modern understanding of genetics and molecular biology. But how did Watson and Crick do it--and why were they the ones who succeeded? In truth, the discovery of DNA's structure is the story of a race among five scientists for advancement, fame, and immortality: Watson, Crick, Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins, and Linus Pauling"--Provided by publisher.

A critical edition of James D. Watson's account of he and Francis Crick's 1953 discovery of the DNA double helix, including reviews by Gunther Stent and other scientists and scholars.

A trailblazing biologist grapples with her role in the biggest scientific discovery of our era: a cheap, easy way of rewriting genetic code, with nearly limitless promise and peril.

Presents an annotated, updated version of James Watson's 1968 memoir "The Double Helix," in which Watson reflects on his efforts to determine the structure of DNA and the competition and rivalry that fueled his efforts. Features black-and-white photographs throughout.

The genetic code is the Rosetta Stone by which we interpret the 3.3 billion letters of human DNA, the alphabet of life. In 1968, Marshall Nirenberg, an unassuming government scientist working at the National Institutes of Health, shared the Nobel Prize for cracking the genetic code. A quiet, unassuming scientist, he did not have a particularly brilliant undergraduate or graduate career. He was exploring how cells make protein when he had his breakthrough. In later years he moved on to the next frontier of biological research: how the brain works.

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.

Examines how computers have impacted the field of genomics, discussing how computers are used to store, search through, and analyze billions of DNA letters, allowing scientists to unlock the mysteries of life.