PETER S. ZIMMERMAN PHD TELLS THE CHILLING TRUTH Following in the tradition of Richard Lee's 1999 best seller, Darwin's Ladder, genetics professor and acclaimed science writer Peter S. Zimmerman trains his eye on what he calls "the most cataclysmic and contentious issue of our time." As in his past work, Zimmerman painstakingly documents his research, illuminating the mutation phenomenon through a wide range of scientific, historical, and legal perspectives. Written in clear and elegant prose, Zimmerman's latest work, Mutants Among Us examines the 'mutator' gene and its profound impact upon the future of human society. But for those of you who are wary of quasi-scientific commentary, fear not - Zimmerman employs his usual meticulous detachment throughout, only delving briefly into the murkier moral and social implications in the final chapters. Whether or not one agrees with his final analysis, the issues that Zimmerman raises are disturbing. What will we do when the world's haves and have-nots break down solely along genetic lines? How will we enact laws, build defense systems, and legislate social policy for the growing numbers of genetically enhanced human beings? According to Zimmerman, the society that we know today will be swiftly turned on its head. As stated in the book's forward, "a new and compelling chapter in human evolution has been written, a fact that is especially significant given that it has surpassed all previously written chapters in both magnitude and scope. It is as if evolution suddenly grew bored and decided to skip ahead to the end of the book." Replete with case studies, anecdotes and abundant scientific fact, Zimmerman's latest work will likely become an instant and often-cited classic for policy makers, scientists, and for all those concerned with the future of the human race. BACK

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