Sex, Love and DNA: What Molecular Biology Teaches Us About Being Human

Can 21st-century molecular biology answer age-old questions about the human experience?

Can studying proteins and DNA help us understand how we make our choices in sex and love? How we communicate? Where our emotions come from? Or why we age and die?

In Sex, Love and DNA, award winning scientist and science writer Peter Schattner introduces readers to the astonishing world of proteins and DNA. Based on the latest scientific discoveries, Sex, Love and DNA uses stories of remarkable people who don’t feel pain, are born with super-strength, or have other unusual abilities to illustrate how biology affects all of our lives. Written in clear, simple language that anyone can understand, Sex, Love and DNA will show you how science is revolutionizing our understanding of what it means to be human.

Winner - Best General Non-fiction Book -- Great Southeast Book Festival Winner - Best Science Book -- Foreword Reviews' Book of the Year Awards Winner - Best Education Book -- Indie Excellence Book Awards Top 5 Finalist - Shelf Unbound Best Independently Published Book of the Year Finalist - Best General Non-fiction Book -- Los Angeles Book Festival
"A fantastic job of communicating complex subjects in a way the layperson can understand and connect with." -- Shelf Unbound Reviews

“Immensely absorbing and eye opening" --San Francisco Book Review

"Reading this book raises a feeling similar to watching one of those fascinating National Geographic specials--the one where you are so entertained, you do not realize you are learning." --New York Journal of Books

“Will astound and entertain you far more than any science fiction might." -- Bookviews

"A marvelous entrance for those ready to plunge into popular science." --Kirkus Reviews

“Wonderfully informative, and also accurate and authoritative… not only educational, but makes for an enjoyable read.”
— Professor Karl Skorecki, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology

“Will inspire lay-persons and scientists alike. As a scientist (biochemistry, nutritional sciences), educator and author, I was transfixed, delighted and amazed by the wealth of material covered in his book.”
— Professor (Emeritus) Amy Block Joy, University of California, Davis

Though many scientists have praised Sex, Love & DNA, the book is primarily intended for people with absolutely no training in modern biology. Here’s a sampling of what such non-scientist readers have said about the book.

“I am not usually drawn to books about biology but this book intrigued me right from its title. … I felt like I was being led into a new world that kept expanding my mind. ”
— Joan Meyers, retired elementary school teacher

“As a child, I was denied any exposure to the sciences due to my mother’s religion [Christian Science]… I never thought I could understand, much less enjoy a science book… now, I don’t skip over scientific articles in newspapers and magazines.”
— Beverly Littlejohn, interior designer and weaver