The language of genes has become common parlance. We know they make your eyes blue, your hair curly or your nose straight. The media tells us that our genes control the risk of cancer, heart disease, alcoholism or Alzheimer's. The cost of DNA sequencing has plummeted from billions of pounds to a few hundred, and gene-based advances in medicine hold huge promise.So we've all heard of genes, but how do they actually work?There are 2.2 metres of DNA inside eve...

'A lively study of the Big C, which makes the case that cancer is the price we pay for our marvellously complicated bodies.' The Times, best books of 2020'This book is packed with big ideas about life. Every chapter has something in it which made me think wow. Having worked in a major cancer charity for many years, Arney writes with genuine in-depth understanding and is a perfect guide.' Daniel M. Davis, author of The Beautiful...

Krebs beginnt, wenn Zellen rebellieren, wenn sie außer Kontrolle geraten und in eine chaotische Parodie normalen Lebens ausarten. Dieselben Gene, die Tumore befördern, sind auch für jede andere Funktion von Leben verantwortlich. Krebs ist keine Krankheit, die wir selbst durch unseren modernen Lebensstil über uns gebracht haben. Tatsächlich war er unser Begleiter von allem Anfang an: Tödliche Tumore finden sich in ägyptischen Mumien und in Fossilien von Dinosauriern. Aber die Forschung mach...

'A lively study of the Big C, which makes the case that cancer is the price we pay for our marvellously complicated bodies.' The Times, best books of 2020'This book is packed with big ideas about life. Every chapter has something in it which made me think wow. Having worked in a major cancer charity for many years, Arney writes with genuine in-depth understanding and is a perfect guide.' Daniel M. Davis, author of The Beautiful...