Genethics

David Suzuki, a well-known geneticist and science broadcaster, is Professor of Biology at the University of British Columbia. Peter Knudtson is a freelance science writer based in Vancouver.

In standard biomedical texts, mechanical processes such as replication and transcription are described with excruciating dryness. Here, metaphors animate the narrative, restoring through art some of the natural beauty of science… To the authors’ credit, they have written an excellent book that, if widely read, will provide much of the technical education and ethical sensitization needed to broaden public debate.

• List of Tables List of Illustrations Preface Introduction The Legacy of Genes Dance of the Genes The Dances of the Chromosomes Genes in Populations The New Choreography The Mystery of the Man with Too Many Ys Privacy and the Human Genome The 'Moral Difference" between Somatic and Germ Cells A Dark Side of the New Genetics Developing a Sensitivity to the Sufferings of Genes The Curious Case of the Crown Gall Bacterium In Praise of Genetic Diversity Deciphering the Human Genome Epilogue: Searching for a New Mythology Glossary For Further Reading Index