{"product_id":"cracking-the-genome-kevin-davies-9780801871405","title":"Cracking the Genome: Inside the Race to Unlock Human DNA","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2001, two rival teams of scientists shared the acclaim for sequencing the human genome. Kevin Davies, founding editor of \u003ci\u003eNature Genetics\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCracking the Genome\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Davies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801871409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801871405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.12w x 0.89d","brand":"Kevin Davies","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448951976191,"sku":"9780801871405","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4405a91e-98fd-485d-b3dc-3783584eabcd.jpg?v=1777261320","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cracking-the-genome-kevin-davies-9780801871405","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}