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Dulbecco, Renato, 1914-2012.

The design of life / Renato Dulbecco.

New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1987.

viii, 458 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Nobel laureate Renato Dulbecco presents a fascinating overview of the current state of information about life processes, ranging from the characteristics and activities of DNA to sexuality, practical aspects of genetics, communication between cells and between organisms, and the effects of drugs on the brain. He concludes with a provocative discussion of biology and human affairs in which he poses questions about brain programming and its relationship to accountability, freedom of choice, and the future. -- amazon.com

Biology.

Life (Biology)

DNA.

Includes index.

1. DNA : the thread of life -- 2. The machinery of the cell -- 3. Energy from the sun -- 4. The language of DNA -- 5. Organization and sequences in the genome -- 6. The changing DNA -- 7. Slave DNA -- 8. Communications among cells -- 9. Sex : [female] and [male] -- 10. Sex : [male] and [female] -- 11. Human brain over sex -- 12. From A to Z -- 13. Genes for defense -- 14. Essential signals -- 15. Unruly genes -- 16. Exploring the world -- 17. The machinery of the brain -- 18. The design of the brain -- 19. Understanding from drugs -- 20. A life odyssey -- 21. Epilogue : what is life?

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