About “The Genetic Code”
Isaac Asimov traces the scientific research leading to O.T. Avery and two colleagues' 1944 discovery of DNA, the substance that determines the nature of every living organism from amoeba to man. He analyzes the discovery's meaning and consequences, and speculates on how genetic knowledge could be used to control future physical and mental development.
Book details
- Published
- 1963
- Latest edition
- 1963 · ISBN 9780451618214
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