Publisher's Synopsis
Unraveling DAN Maxim D. Frank–Kamenetskii About the book "This brilliant book differs from all the other accounts of the new biology that I know. It intertwines the history of discovery related to DNA with a clear account of the logic of those discoveries and of the problems yet to be solved. Yet anybody can understand it: it reads like a detective story." John Maddox, Editor of Nature "In this vibrant book, Maxim Frank–Kamenetskii tells us of living cells that learn from the dead, why some cells keep guest genes as people keep dogs, and how genes can form knots. By means of these and many other strange–but– true tales, he skillfully imbues us with his joy and fascination with the living world, and the role of DNA in it." Bruce M. Alberts President of the National Academy of Sciences From a review of the book in Nature "Maxim Frank–Kamenetskii weaves a curious blend of history, biographical details, and science, to cover the development of molecular biology from the influence of the physicists earlier in the century, through the central dogma and bread–and–butter molecular biology, to discussion of social issues raised by genetic engineering.... I actually found it quite hard to put down." David Lilley Department of Biochemistry University of Dundee
