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One of biology鈥檚 greats, Bill Hamilton, was the first to suggest that sex evolved to outwit parasites by shuffling genetic material. Hamilton鈥檚 posthumous papers, with introductions by collaborators, are published as Narrow Roads of Gene Land, volume three of which is out now, edited by Mark Ridley (Oxford University Press, 拢39.95). You鈥檒l find all kinds of topics besides parasites. For useful background, try Adrian Woolfson鈥檚 clearly written An Intelligent Person鈥檚 Guide to Genetics (Duckworth, 拢3.99).