Reading Frames

The human brain’s insular cortex is adept at registering distaste for everything from rotten fruit to unfamiliar cultures.

In the book’s introduction, author and neuroendocrinologist Robert Sapolsky explains his fascination with the biology of violence and other dark parts of human behavior.

One person’s quest to get to the bottom of the unique way he experiences food

Author Bob Holmes dove into the taste-determining realm of his genome.

The new administration has not yet made its intentions clear.

In Chapter 2, “Identifying the Culprits,” author Wendy Whitman Cobb describes how small-government, anti-regulation conservatism can hinder the fight against cancer.

One author's journey through the science of his congenital amusia

Eating members of your own species might turn the stomach of the average human, but some animal species make a habit of dining on their own.

The public may still believe that male-specific traits, such as high testosterone levels, lead to many of the gender inequalities that exist in society, but science tells a different story.

In Chapter 6, “The Hormonal Essence of the T-Rex?” author Cordelia Fine considers the biological dogma that testes, and the powerful hormones they exude, are the root of all sexual inequality.

Using precision genome editing to treat or prevent human disease may require several leaps of faith.

In Chapter 8, author John Parrington explores the intersection of precision genome editing and stem cell technologies.