Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body

Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body

Mutants gives a brilliant narrative account of our genetic code and the captivating people whose bodies have revealed it--a French convent girl who found herself changing sex at puberty; children who,…

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