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.


PRAISE FOR THE LANGUAGE OF GENES

"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

"This intelligent and informative book deserves to be read widely...provides a vivid demonstration of what a remarkable and fragile product of evolution our species is."  --Nature

 
Steve Jones lives in London and is professor of genetics at the Galton Laboratory of University College, London.  The editor of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution, he has lectured extensively throughout the world and has taught at the University of California at Davis, the University of Chicago, and Harvard University's summer school.