DNA : a graphic guide to the molecule that shook the world

Content: Preface
 Introduction
 A Brief History of Genetics
 What is DNA?
 The New Biology
 DNA Replication
 What Information is Stored in a Gene?
 Where Did the Notion of Messenger RNA Come From?
 Transcription
 Translation
 Genetic Code
 PaJaMo and the Operon
 The Diversity of Gene Expression
 A Brief Remider of Relative Size
 A Brief Reminder of Genes in Humans
 Prokaryotes versus Eukaryotes
 Restriction Enzymes and Genetic Engineering
 Cloning DNA Fragments
 Cloning and Sequencing Genes
 Exons, Introns, and Splicing
 Chromatin and Histones
 Gene Families
 Controlling Genes for Antibodies. ChromosomesTelomeres
 Imprinting and Micro RNAs: \"\"Hidden\"\" Layers of Gene Regulation
 Epigenetics
 Prions
 The Human Genome Project
 The Human Genome Unveiled
 High Throughput Sequencing
 SNPs
 Manipulatating the Genome
 Cloning the Organism- The History
 From the Nucleus of an Intestinal Cell to a Whole Frog
 Making Tissues from Stem Cells
 Going in the Other Direction: Changing Mature Cells to Stem Cells
 The Impact of New Genetics on Medical Research
 Diagnosis
 DNA and the Judicial System
 PCR
 The Impact of DNA
 Biotechnology
 The Origin of Life
 Tinkering
 Selfish Genes. Evolving Evolution- Sources of Darwinian TheoryThe Big Gene Bet of the Last Millennium (1999 AD)
 The Twists & Turns of History:The Problems with Gradualism
 Watching Evolution in Action: Changes in the Stickleback Fish
 DNA & Genetics and the Changing Views of Human Evolution
 Human Evolution and the DNA Beginnings of Vocal Expression: Birdsong and Language
 Epilogue to the First Edition
 Glossary
 Reading List.