The Secrets of Life: Genes and genetics from evolution to engineering (Channel 4, 2001) £4.95 (inc P&P) Cheque or postal order payable to Channel 4 Television, send to: The Secrets of Life, PO Box 400, Wetherby, LS23 7LG or phone + 44 (0) 8701 246 444
Colour booklet, published to accompany the Channel 4 screening of the Royal Institution 2001 Christmas Lectures. Follows Sir John Sulston's journey from the beginnings of life to the latest developments in biotechnology and into the future. Discusses ethics of cloning.

Human Embryology by William J Larsen (Churchill Livingstone, 2001)
Details the concepts and principles that underlie human development. Each stage is clearly described in a logical, step-by-step fashion, helping readers grasp the complex processes involved.
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Human Embryology and Developmental Biology by Bruce M Carlson (Mosby, 1999)
Comprehensive and clearly written textbook, presenting current, accurate, in-depth information about embryological development. Emphasising the molecular basis of development, the focus is on human embryology. Many full-colour clinical photographs and illustrations stress the function of embryological structures and the progression of development.
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The Developing Human: Clinically oriented embryology by Keith L Moore and P V N Persaud (Saunders, 2003)
Comprehensively covers human embryology, presenting all of the complex clinical and scientific concepts in a practical way, emphasising the clinical aspects throughout by using case studies and clinical correlations.
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Entwined Lives: Twins and what they tell us about human behaviour by Nancy L Segal (Plume Books, 2000)
A study of twins, bringing together the latest scientific research and case studies to explore the complexities of human behaviour and development with a very good overview on conjoined twins.
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Joined at Birth: The lives of conjoined twins by Elaine Landau (Franklin Watts, 1997)
Aimed at 9 to 12-year-olds, this book explores the issues of conjoined twins, including a discussion of the difficult decision regarding physical separation that parents must face.
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Teach Yourself Genetics by Morton Jenkins (Hodder Arnold, 2003)
An extremely readable introduction to genetics for the layperson, exploring issues such as genetic inheritance, the ethics of genetic engineering, eugenics and the Human Genome Project.
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Male, Female: The evolution of human sex differences by David C Geary (APA, 1998)
Reveals how one of our most fundamental goals in life, survival through reproduction, is key to understanding such differences as preferred attributes in mates; level of investment in parenting; the evolution and development of the mind; and even rates of violence, mental disorders, academic abilities and occupational interests and achievement.
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Y: The descent of men by Steve Jones (Abacus, 2003)
Since Darwin's day, humans have been displaced from their place just below the angels in the grand scheme of life. And now to further our descent, within the human genome, the male Y chromosome has been described as 'the most decayed, redundant and parasitic of the lot'. Furthermore, man himself may become redundant, for his sperm can be grown in animal testes, and in mice at least an egg can be fertilised with a body cell from another female.
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Almost Like a Whale: The 'Origin of Species' updated by Steve Jones (Black Swan, 2001)
An exhilarating update of Darwin's Origin of Species for the modern reader, including modern genetics and its implications for evolutionary theory.
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Nature via Nurture: Genes, experience and what makes us human by Matt Ridley (Fourth Estate, 2003)
Ridley takes on a centuries-old question: is it nature or nurture that makes us who we are? He asserts that the question itself is a 'false dichotomy' and by using copious examples of human and animal behaviour, he presents the notion that our environment affects the way our genes express themselves.
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