Suitable for a wide range of disciplines, from biology to non-biology, law and nursing majors, this title offers the educated layperson a survey of DNA by presenting a brief history of genetics, an outline of techniques that are in use, and highlights of breakthroughs in scientific discoveries.

Presents an exploration of the evolution of brain based on the work in paleo-anthropology, brain anatomy and neuroimaging, molecular genetics, life history theory, and related fields. This book shows us the brain as a product of the contexts in which it evolved: phylogenetic, somatic, genetic, ecological, demographic, and cultural-linguistic.