Table of contents for DNA : the secret of life / James D. Watson, with Andrew Berry.

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   Authors' Note
   Introduction: The Secret of Life


 1. Beginnings of Genetics: From Mendel to Hitler
 2. The Double Helix: This Is Life
 3. Reading the Code: Bringing DNA to Life
 4. Playing God: Customized DNA Molecules
 5. DNA, Dollars, and Drugs: Biotechnology
 6. Tempest in a Cereal Box: Genetically Modified Agriculture
 7. The Human Genome: Life's Screenplay
 8. Reading Genomes: Evolution in Action
 9. Out of Africa: DNA and the Human Past
10. Genetic Fingerprinting: DNA's Day in Court
11. Gene Hunting: The Genetics of Human Disease
12. Defying Disease: Treating and Preventing Genetic Disorders
13. Who We Are: Nature vs. Nurture


    Coda: Our Genes and Our Future
    Notes
    Further Reading
    Acknowledgments
    Index