DNA : The Story of Genetic Revolution

About this book

Along with Francis Crick, James Watson was the discoverer of the double helix structure of the DNA molecule, realising both how it was able to reproduce itself and how, through its immense variety, it was able to pass on genetic instructions from one generation to the next. Review An immediate classic. -- E. O. Wilson Marvellous and comprehensive. ― Nature A wonderful book. ― Sunday Telegraph James Watson is one of the greatest living biologists. His new book is an important event, for he is a scintillating writer. ― Sunday Times James Watson has been an eyewitness to each revolution in molecular biology, from the double helix to the genome. He sees further and clearer than anybody else in the field. Give this fabulously good book to anybody who wants to understand what all the excitement is about. -- Matt Ridley About the Author James Watson won the Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine in 1962. He is the author of a number of books, including the international bestseller The Double Helix and DNA: The Secret of Life. He lives in the US.