FEATURE/GENOME Author Can Help Us Understand Mysteries Behind the Human Genetic Code.Health and Medical Writers FEATURE... --(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES) It has been recently reported that scientists have decoded and mapped the human genome The human genome is the genome of Homo sapiens, which is composed of 24 distinct pairs of chromosomes (22 autosomal + X + Y) with a total of approximately 3 billion DNA base pairs containing an estimated 20,000–25,000 genes. - the building blocks for human life - and the possibilities for the human race are seemingly endless. But what does the future hold for such a discovery, and what exactly can it do for us? Journalist Matt Ridley Dr. the Hon. Matthew (Matt) White Ridley (born February 7, 1958, Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English science writer, businessman, and aristocrat. He was educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford where he received a doctorate in zoology before commencing a career in science , author of the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times best-seller GENOME: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 chapters, can help explain the mystery surrounding the human genetic map. In GENOME, Matt Ridley clearly describes what our genome is, and explains why mapping holds importance not just for scientists, but the entire human race. Ridley ridley: see sea turtle. calls it "a whistle-stop tour Noun 1. whistle-stop tour - a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited; "in 1948 Truman crossed the country several times on his whistle-stop tours" of some of the more interesting sites in the genome and what they tell us about ourselves." The Wall Street Journal called GENOME "a fascinating tour of the human genome...If you want to catch a glimpse Verb 1. catch a glimpse - see something for a brief time catch sight, get a look see - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he of the biotech bi·o·tech n. Informal Biotechnology. biotech Noun short for biotechnology Noun 1. century that is now dawning...Genome is an excellent place to start." In an interview, Matt Ridley can discuss: -- What the future holds: will we need to have sex in the future? Will we be able to design our own children for a morally superior race? Will disease be wiped out? -- How soon the average person will feel the effects of genetic mapping in everyday life. -- The ethics behind the mapping of the human genome. -- The effect the Human Genome Project is having on the economy. -- Genetically modified foods and genetically modified people. The newest research published about the human genome tells us things about ourselves and human evolution that we never knew, and gives us an idea of what exciting possibilities our future can hold. Matt Ridley can help your audiences understand what is happening in this very exciting time in human history. To schedule an interview, please contact Lizz Pawlson, HarperCollins Publishers - 212-207-7472; elizabeth.pawlson@harpercollins.com |
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