Genes

Travel through the universe of modern genetics with its leading experts: Óscar Huertas, Paula Ruiz Hueso, Rosa Porcel, Pedro Morell, Alex Richter-Boix, Víctor García Tagua, Adrián Villalba, Carlos Romá, Guillermo Peris, Isabel López Calderón, Conchi Lillo, Ignacio Crespo, Ana J. Cáceres, Sara Robisco, and Carlos Briones. Can we track a bacterium after it has infected an entire population? Why do we need genetically modified crops? What traces do we leave behind when we domesticate wild animals? How are we similar to our closest evolutionary relatives? Would it be possible to resurrect an extinct species? Is everything written in our genes? Can DNA be modified to treat incurable diseases? Should we do so for other reasons? Are there genetically edited people? Where does our genetic information end up? Is there DNA beyond our planet? These and other questions are answered in Genes, a work in which fifteen science communicators address, in an entertaining and rigorous way, interesting questions about the world of genetics and its main contribution to society. From what a gene is to how CRISPR editing tools work, through the de-extinction of ancient animals and the creation of artificial DNA. A compendium of stories that show us the journey that the genetic revolution has taken over the last half-century. A discipline that is now more important than ever for the future of humanity. Ready to immerse yourself in the adventure of Genes? With illustrations by Cirenia Arias Baldrich