Unraveling DNA. An Exciting Guide to Genetics

Finding a cure for all diseases? Reviving dinosaurs? Or living forever? Sounds like ready-made plots for science fiction stories. However, these questions are seriously discussed by many scientists, including geneticists. Even now, genetics allows us to find cures for serious illnesses, track down criminals, grow crops in challenging conditions, and feed people. Thanks to this science, our knowledge of how all life on the planet originated and evolved is constantly being enriched.
In this book, you will learn how genetics originated, what is happening in it today, and what amazing discoveries can be expected in the future. You will get acquainted with the DNA molecule, from which all processes in living organisms depend. You will peek into laboratories and find out what astonishing problems geneticists are solving. It would be great if you decide to join them too.