Eighth Day of Creation: The Makers of the Revolution in Biology (Expanded Edition)

Unavailable in the U.S. for many years, Horace Judson′s remarkable lay history of molecular biology is now published in a new, expanded edition. The author has added new material on some of the principal figures involved, particularly Rosalind Franklin. Also included are a new Forward and an Afterword which sketches the further development of molecular biology into the era of recombinant DNA. No one active in current molecular genetics can fail to be informed and entertained by this extraordinary account of how it all began. Also highly recommended for students and interested lay people.

Preface
Foreword to the Expanded Edition
Foreword to the First Edition
Part I: DNA - Function and Structure: The elucidation of the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid, the genetic material
Part II: RNA - The Functions of the Structure: The breaking of the genetic code, the discovery of the messenger
Part III: PROTEIN - Structure and Function: The solution of how protein molecules work.
Epilogue: On the transformation of molecular biology 1970-1995 <
Afterword: In Defense of Rosalind Franklin: The myth of the wronged heroine
Appendix: A Postcard from Mount Fourier