Matthew Cobb is Professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester. His previous books include The Idea of the Brain: A History, which is shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford prize, Life's Greatest Secret: The Race to Discover the Genetic Code, which was shortlisted for the Royal Society Winton Book Prize, and the acclaimed histories The Resistance and Eleven Days in August.
'Fascinating, occasionally chilling and very readable' - Rhys Blakely 'Detailed and deeply researched ... striking ... complex' - Henry Marsh '[A] deeply researched and often deeply troubling history of gene science ... [in search of] decency and honor in a morally complex field.' - Deborah Blum 'Disturbing and readable' - New Scientist 'Comprehensive ... you can sense Cobb's excitement and enthusiasm' - TLS