
Who could have guessed that the lowly fruit fly might hold the key for decoding heredity? Or that the mouse might one day disclose astonishing evolutionary secrets? In a book infused with wisdom, wonder, and a healthy dose of wry skepticism, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist Fran?ois...

This text presents anecdotes from Greek mythology, literature, episodes from the history of science, and personal experience. All tell the story of how the discoveries of molecular and developmental biology are transforming the understanding of who we are and where we came from...
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