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The Writing Life of James D. Watson

By Errol C. Friedberg, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

© 2005 • 193 pp., illus., index
Hardcover • $26 $5.20 • ISBN 978-087969700-6

James Watson's fame as a scientist and research leader overshadows his considerable achievements as an innovator in the form and style of scientific communication. This book surveys Watson's books and essays from the perennially best–selling The Double Helix through his classic textbooks of the 1960s and 70s, polemics on ethical questions about genetic technology, to more recent works of autobiography.

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Is It in Your Genes? The Influence of Genes on Common Disorders and Diseases that Affect You and Your Family

By Philip R. Reilly, Interleukin Genetics

© 2004 • 304 pp., tables, further reading, index
Paperback • $21 $5.25 • ISBN 978-087969721-1

It is now clear that our risk of developing almost any disease is influenced by the genes with which we are born. One of the most important dividends of the Human Genome Project will be a much greater understanding of the influence of genes on disease and disorders in children (from asthma to autism) and adults (including heart disease, virtually all cancers, and Alzheimer's disease). The nature of genetic risks in families is becoming clearer and this book is written to help people understand them. Philip Reilly, a physician–geneticist, who has given hundreds of lectures on this subject, takes a user–friendly approach. Drawing on the many questions he has been asked (for example, “My sister has multiple sclerosis. Am I at an increased risk?”), Reilly discusses over 90 common conditions, diseases, and disorders, arranged from conception to old age. In frank, non–technical terms, he makes clear what is known and not known about the genetic factors and, if your risk is elevated, what you might be able to do about it. This book is a uniquely valuable resource for anyone seeking more information about a family’s disease heritage.

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Mendel's Legacy: The Origin of Classical Genetics

By Elof Axel Carlson, Professor Emeritus, State University of New York at Stony Brook

© 2004 • 332 pp., illus., index
Hardcover • $47 $23.50 • ISBN 978-087969675-7

This latest book by Elof Carlson (The Unfit) is a first history of classical genetics, the era in which the chromosome theory of heredity was proposed and developed. Highly illustrated and based heavily on early 20th century original sources, the book traces the roots of genetics in breeding analysis and studies of cytology, evolution, and reproductive biology that began in Europe but were synthesized in the United States through new Ph.D. programs and expanded academic funding. Carlson argues that, influenced largely by new technologies and instrumentation, the life sciences progressed though incremental change rather than paradigm shifts, and he describes how molecular biology emerged from the key ideas and model systems of classical genetics. Readable and original, this narrative will interest historians and science educators as well as today's practitioners of genetics.

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The Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Age

By Suzanne Anker, School of Visual Arts, New York; Dorothy Nelkin, New York University

© 2004 • 216 pp., illus., index
Hardcover • $47 $23.50 • ISBN 978-087969697-9

The gene has become a cultural icon and an increasingly rich source of imagery and ideas for visual artists. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary painting and sculpture, The Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Age explores the moral and bioethical questions these works address. What does it mean to be human? What is “identity” in a society of genetically manipulated individuals? Questions like these are growing louder as genetic technology advances and the public examines the ethical consequences more widely. Suzanne Anker and Dorothy Nelkin, an artist and a social scientist, have written a thought–provoking and visually fascinating book for scientists, artists, students, and general readers intrigued by the anxiety and exhilaration of the genetic age.

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DNA Interactive DVD

Produced By Dolan DNA Learning Center, CSHL in collaboration with Red Green & Blue Company Ltd.
Film footage by Windfall Films Ltd.

© 2003 • DVD disc (NTSC version—unencoded), 4 hours (approx.) of viewing
DVD • $33.00 • ISBN 978-097105881-1

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Inspiring Science: Jim Watson and the Age of DNA

Edited By John Inglis, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Joseph Sambrook, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; Jan A. Witkowski, Banbury Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

© 2003 • 503 pp., illus., bibliography, index
Hardcover • $37 $7.40 • ISBN 978-087969698-6

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Selected Songs for Cynical Scientists

By Ron Laskey

© 2003
CD • $19 • ISBN 978-087969685-6

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DNA Science: A First Course, Second Edition

By David A. Micklos, Dolan DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Greg A. Freyer, Columbia University, New York

© 2003 • 575 pp., illus., appendices, index
Paperback • $40.00 • ISBN 978-1-936113-17-0

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I Wish I'd Made You Angry Earlier: Essays on Science, Scientists, and Humanity

By Max F. Perutz, formerly Chairman and Member of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England

© 2003 • 460 pp., index
Paperback • $16 • ISBN 978-087969674-0

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Ageless Quest: One Scientist's Search for the Genes That Prolong Youth

By Lenny Guarente, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

© 2003 • 154 pp., illus., index
Hardcover • $19.95 $4.99 • ISBN 978-087969652-8