"'Life s Greatest Secret' is the story of the discovery and cracking of the genetic code, the thing that ultimately enables a spiraling molecule to give rise to the life that exists all around us"-- Provided by publisher.

"First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Profile Books Ltd"--Title-page verso. 2016-02

Genes before DNA -- Information is everywhere -- The transformation of genes -- A slow revolution -- The age of control -- The double helix -- Genetic information -- The central dogma -- Enzyme cybernetics -- Enter the outsides -- The race -- Update -- Surprises and sequences -- The central dogma revisited -- Brave new world -- Origins and meanings.