INTRODUCTIONP. IXHUMANITYTHE STRONGEST BOY IN THE WORLDP. 3OUR ANCESTORSP. 17RACEP. 35LONGEVITYP. 47INTELLIGENCEP. 59DISEASESCHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASEP. 73HUNTINGTON'S DISEASEP. 85DEAFNESSP. 97SAN LUIS VALLEY SYNDROMEP. 109SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNE DEFICIENCYP. 121ANIMALS AND PLANTSDOGSP. 135CATSP. 149MICEP. 161CORNP. 173RICEP. 187SOCIETYHISTORYP. 201DNA FORENSICSP. 213ART AND LANGUAGEP. 225PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSISP. 237STEM CELLSP. 251PERSONAL GENOMICSP. 267BIBLIOGRAPHYP. 279INDEXP. 293TABLE OF CONTENTS PROVIDED BY INGRAM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.