Note publique d'information : "By picking one newly discovered gene from each of the 23 human chromosomes, and telling
its story, Matt Ridley recounts the history of our species and its ancestors from
the dawn of life to the brink of future medicine. He finds genes that we share with
bacteria, genes that distinguish us from chimpanzees, genes that can condemn us to
cruel diseases, genes that may influence our intelligence, genes that enable us to
use grammatical language, genes that guide the development of our bodies and our brains,
genes that allow us to remember, genes that exhibit the strange alchemy of nature
and nurture, genes that parasitise us for their own selfish ends, genes that battle
with each other and genes that record the history of human migrations. From BSE to
cancer, he explores the applications of genetics: the search for understanding and
therapy, the horrors of eugenics, and the philosophical implications for understanding
the paradox of free will."-- jacquette
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