The Search for the Structure of Life: A History of Molecular Biology provides the historical knowledge behind techniques founded in molecular biology as well as an appreciation of how and by whom these discoveries were made. It deals with the evolution of intellectual concepts in the context of active research, in approachable language for readers with a variety of backgrounds. Each chapter is preceded by a prologue and ends with an epilogue to create continuity and put the contents of individual chapters within the complete framework of molecular biology. This foundational work...