Cracking the Genome

Inside the Race to Unlock Human DNA
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-8018-7140-5
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 494 g

In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick unveiled the double helix structure of DNA. The discovery was a profound moment in the history of science, but solving the structure of the genetic material did not reveal what the human genome sequence actually was, or what it says about who we are. Cracking the code of life would take another half a century.

In 2001, two rival teams of scientists shared the acclaim for sequencing the human genome. Kevin Davies, founding editor of Nature Genetics, has relentlessly followed the story as it unfolded week by week since the dawn of the Human Genome Project in 1990. Here, in rich human and scientific detail, is the compelling story of one of the greatest scientific feats ever accomplished: the sequencing of the human genome.

In brilliant, accessible prose, Davies captures the drama of this momentous achievement, drawing on his own genetics expertise and on interviews with the key scientists. Davies details the fraught rivalry between the public consortium, chaperoned by Francis Collins, and Celera Genomics, directed by sequencer J. Craig Venter. And in this newly updated edition, Davies sheds light on the secrets of the sequence, highlighting the myriad ways in which genomics will impact human health for the generations to come.

Cracking the Genome is the definitive, balanced account of how the code that holds the answer to the origin of life, the evolution of humanity, and the future of medicine was finally broken.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Davies, Kevin

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Neurowissenschaften, Kognitionswissenschaft
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Humangenetik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to The Johns Hopkins Edition
Introduction
Chapter 1. Knights of the Double Helix: The Quest for Biology's Holy Grail
Chapter 2. Reading the Book of Life: A Quick Voyage around the Human Genome
Chapter 3. The Eye of the TIGR: J. Craig Venter—Maverick Sequencer
Chapter 4. Loading the Bases: Francis Collins and the DNA Detectives
Chapter 5. The Circle of Life: Decoding the First Free-Living Creatures
Chapter 6. Treasures of the Lost Worlds: The Keys to Human Disease from Tristan da Cunha to Iceland
Chapter 7. Prize Fight: The Creation of Celera Genomics
Chapter 8. The Story of Us: The Secrets of Who We Are
Chapter 9. The Croesus Code: Passion, Personality, and Profit
Chapter 10. The Eighth Day: Braving the New World of Designer Genes
Chapter 11. The Language of God: A Defining Moment in the History of the Human Race
Chapter 12. Genomania!
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Davies, Kevin
Kevin Davies is the founding editor of Nature Genetics and is currently editor-in-chief of Bio•IT World. He graduated from Oxford University and holds a Ph.D. in genetics from the University of London.