Table of Contents: “…Beginnings: simplicity and elegance, DNA and protein -- The code for life: DNA to protein -- Turning genes on and off: genes that control other genes -- Replicating the genome -- Making RNA from DNA -- The RNA world: new proteins and revised RNAs -- DNA on it's own: genetic recombination -- Regulating the regulators: developmental and salvational decisions -- Making DNA from RNA: the strange life of the retrovirus -- Genetic engineering: genes and proteins on demand.…”