Did you know that two of every three people reading this book will die for reasons connected with the genes they carry? That our DNA gradually changes with age, which is why older parents are more likely to give birth to children with genetic defects than younger parents? That each individual is a kind of living fossil, carrying within a genetic record that goes back to the beginnings of humanity? In The Language of Genes, renowned geneticist Steve Jones explores the meanings and explodes the myths of human genetics, offering up an extraordinary picture of what we are, what we were, and what we may become.
“An essential book for anyone interested in the development and possible future of our species.”—Kirkus Reviews
“This is one of the most insightful books on genetics to date and certainly the most entertaining.”—The Wall Street Journal
- ISBN10 0385473729
- ISBN13 9780385473729
- Publish Date 1 July 1994
- Publish Status Remaindered
- Out of Print 4 January 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
- Edition Anchor Books ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 272
- Language English