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Armand Marie Leroi talks to Olivia Judson
Mutants: On the Form, Varieties and Erros of the Human Body
Hay Festival 2004,
'Once, people with disfiguring or bizzare mutations were thought monstrous. Now they give vital clues to the dance of genes during the body's growth. Leroi combines meticulous historical research, brand-new genetic understanding and consummate skill with words to tell an absorbing tale' (Matt Ridley)