The Compatibility Gene av Daniel M Davis

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<b>Short-listed for the Society of Biology Book Award 2014 </b><br><b>Long-listed for the Royal Society Winton prize for science books 2014</b><br><br>In <i>The Compatibility Gene</i>, leading scientist Daniel M Davis tells the story of the crucial genes that define our relationships, our health and our individuality. <br><br>We each possess a similar set of around 25,000 human genes. Yet a tiny, distinctive cluster of these genes plays a disproportionately large part in how our bodies work. These few genes, argues Davis, hold the key to who we are as individuals and our relationship to the world: how we combat disease, how our brains are wired, how attractive we are, even how likely we are to reproduce.<br><br><i>The Compatibility Gene </i>follows the remarkable history of these genes'' discovery. From the British scientific pioneers who struggled to understand the mysteries of transplants to the Swiss zoologist who devised a new method of assessing potential couples'' compatibility b