Sumario

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The legacy of genes -- Dance of the genes -- The dances of the chromosomes -- The Darwinian dance : genes in populations -- Recombinant DNA : the new choreography -- Blaming crime on chromosomes : the mystery of the man with too many Ys -- Genetic screening in the workplace : privacy and the human genome -- Gene therapy : the "moral difference" between somatic and germ cells -- Biological weapons : a dark side of the new genetics -- Environmental damage to DNA : developing a sensitivity to the sufferings of genes -- Crossing genetic boundaries : the curious case of the crown gall bacterium -- Maize : in praise of genetic diversity -- Maps and dreams : deciphering the human genome -- Searching for a new mythology…”