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We wish to thank Dr. James D. Watson, President, Cold Spring Harbor Research Laboratory, Dr. June Osborn, President, The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, and Mr. David L. Luke III, Honorary Trustee, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Each made significant contributions to the content and philosophical presentation of the material in DNA from the Beginning. We acknowledge the generous support of The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation which funds this project.

We are grateful to the following individuals, archives and institutions for their cooperation and their contributions to this project: Dr. G. Allen; Dr. M. Ambrose; Ms. C. Bunce; Dr. E. Carlson; Dr. T. Cech; Dr. M. Hoagland; Dr. J. Lederberg; Dr. M. McCarty; Dr. M. Meselson; S. Mak; T. Mak; Dr. S. Miller; Dr. J. Moore; Dr. L. Moran; Dr. P. Nestler; Dr. M. Nirenberg; Dr. R. Olby; Dr. K. Phelan; Dr. R. Roberts; Dr. P. Sharp; Dr. D. Spector; Dr. F. Stahl; Dr. Y. Tsukii; K. Walsh; Dr. P. Zamecnik; American Philosophical Society; American Society of Zoology; Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie Archives; California Institute of Technology; Carnegie Institute of Washington; Cells Alive!; Cold Spring Harbor Archives; Howard Hughes Medical Institute; John Innes Foundation; Library of Congress; Marine Biological Laboratory; National Human Genome Research Institute; National Library of Medicine; PD Images; Rockefeller Archive Center; Scripps Institute of Oceanography; Stanford University Archives; Time Life Syndication; University of Chicago News Service; University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives; Visual Image Presentations; Visuals Unlimited; Yale University Office of Public Affairs.

We also wish to thank our Board of Reviewers for their thoughtful insights and comments: Dr. Elof Carlson, SUNY Stony Brook, New York; Mr. Joe Cassar, A. Philip Randolph High School, New York; Mr. Elmer Kellman, Parkway Central High School, Missouri; Ms. Carolyn Martin, Many High School, Louisiana; Dr. Bob McKown, James Madison University, Virginia; Ms. Janet Wise, Columbus High School, Mississippi.