Therese Wilson is Senior Research Associate Emerita in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University. J. Woodland Hastings is Paul C. Mangelsdorf Research Professor of Natural Sciences in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University.
Wilson and Hastings demonstrate that what appears on the surface to be a biological oddity is actually a marvelous entry port into examining the intricacies of biochemistry as molded by evolution. I found this book absolutely captivating.--Jim Morin, Professor Of Ecology And Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University