Genetics And The Life Sciences.- Genetics and the human lineage.- Genetics and Neuroscience.- Who made the Genetic Codes, How and by What?.- Genetics, Life and Death.- Genetics and Philosophy of Science: The Reductionism Debate and Beyond.- Moving beyond the influence of molecular genetics on the debate about reductionism in philosophy of biology.- The Concept of the Gene in Contemporary Biology: Continuity or Dissolution?.- The Influence of Genetics on Philosophy of Science.- Epi-Geneticization.- Genetics and the Ethical, Legal and Sociological Debate.- Is DNA Revolutionizing Medicine?.- The Harm of Being a Clone.- Children of One's Own.- Is a Transcultural Law for Human Genetics and Biotechnology Possible?.- Genetics and Society: a Different View.

This interdisciplinary volume reflects on the effects of recent discoveries in genetics on a broad range of scientific fields. It shows the way in which those discoveries influence genetics itself and many other fields, and explains the impact of genetics on contemporary culture. The volume contains the most recent views of the Nobel Laureate François Jacob on genetics and the nature of living things.