<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Unique graphic introductions to big ideas and thinkers, written by experts in the field.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Genetics is the newest of all sciences - nothing useful was known about inheritance until just over a century ago. </b>Now genetics is exploding, and before long we will have the complete code, written in three thousand million letters of DNA, of what makes a human being. <i>Introducing Genetics</i> takes us from the early work of Mendel to the discovery of DNA, the human gene map and the treatment of inborn disease. No one can afford to be ignorant of genetics. This book is the perfect introduction.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Steve Jones is Professor of Genetics at University College London. His hugely renowned popular science books include <i>Almost Like a Whale</i> and <i>The Language of Genes</i>. <p/>Borin Van Loon has worked on numerous <i>Introducing</i> titles. He is a freelance illustrator, surrealist painter and collagist.