Genetics for Dummies

From Jurassic Park to The Island, including Welcome to Gattaca, genetics inspire screenwriters. But do you really know the current possibilities of this science? Can we really escape GMOs? Will genetic registration replace our identity card? Does embryo sorting threaten to drift towards eugenics? Can we modify the genes of the human species, and for what applications? Finally: what is heredity?

 To answer these questions and put an end to fantasies, here is a reference book that will take you through the ocean of genetic knowledge with simplicity and pedagogy: the structure of the most famous double helix (DNA, of course! ) to the most recent advances in research, including the explanation of genetic diseases or the way to establish genetic fingerprints for example, discover the many applications of this fascinating science and become an expert on chromosomes!