50 Genetics Ideas You Really Need to Know

50 Genetics Ideas You Really Need to Know is an accessible popular-science introduction to the central concepts, discoveries, and ethical questions of genetics. Structured as 50 short essays, it begins with evolution and inheritance, then covers subjects including Mendelian genetics, the double helix, genomes, nature and nurture, behavior and sexuality, genetic testing, race, gene therapy, and artificial life. Its purpose is to show how genetic knowledge has changed our understanding of life and continues to shape medicine and society.