The genome's been mapped.

But what does it mean? Arguably the most significant scientific discovery of the new century, the mapping of the twenty-three pairs of chromosomes that make up the human genome raises almost as many questions as it answers. Questions that will profoundly impact the way we think about disease, about longevity, and about free will. Questions that will affect the rest of your life. Genome offers extraordinary insight into the ramifications of this incredible breakthrough. By picking one newly discovered gene from each pair of 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. From Huntington's disease to cancer, from the applications of gene therapy to the horrors of eugenics, Matt Ridley probes the scientific, philosophical, and moral issues arising as a result of the mapping of the genome. It will help you understand what this scientific milestone means for you, for your children, and for humankind.

马特・里德利过去是《经济学家》的科技编辑、驻华盛顿记者和美国地区编辑。他是《红色皇后：性与人类本性的进化》、《美德的起源：人类本能与合作的进化》，和《借助于后天培养的自然力量：基因、经历以及造就了我们人类的一切》的作者，现居英国。

译者简介

刘菁，毕业于北京大学生物系，在美国加州理工学院取得生物学博士学位，现在美国斯坦福大学从事博士后研究工作。