For decades 98 per cent of our DNA was written off as 'junk' on the grounds that it did not
code for proteins.From rare genetic diseases to Down's Syndrome from viral infections to the
ageing process only now are the effects and the vital functions of these junk regions
beginning to emerge.Scientists' rapidly growing knowledge of this often controversial field has
already provided a successful cure for blindness and saved innocent people from death row via
DNA fingerprinting and looks set to revolutionise treatment for many medical conditions
including obesity.From Nessa Carey author of the acclaimed The Epigenetics Revolution this is
the first book for a general readership on a subject that may underpin the secrets of human
complexity - even the very origins of life on earth.
