A brief history of genetics
What information is stored in a gene?
Where did the notion of messenger RNA come from?
The diversity of gene expression
A brief reminder of relative size
A brief reminder of genes in humans
Prokaryotes versus eukaryotes
Restriction enzymes and genetic engineering
Cloning and sequencing genes
Exons, introns, and splicing
Controlling genes for antibodies
Imprinting and microRNAs : "hidden" layers of gene regulation
The human genome unveiled
High throughput sequencing
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
DNA and the judicial system
Evolving evolution : sources of Darwinian theory
The big gene bet of the last millennium (1999 A.D.)
The twists and turns of history : the problems with gradualism
Watching evolution in action : changes in the stickleback fish
DNA and genetics and the changing view of human evolution
Human evolution and the DNA beginnings of vocal expression : birdsong and language
Epilogue to the first edition.
