The Genetic Age shows the astonishing, world-changing potential of the new genetics and the possible threats it poses. By placing each phase of discovery, anticipation and fear in the context of over fifty years of attempts to master the natural world, Matthew Cobb, the Baillie-Gifford-shortlisted author of The Idea of the Brain, weaves the stories of science, history and culture to shed new light on our future. A Times Environment and Science Book of the Year.