p118 last line: this should be Oskar Hertwig (with no "a") - 17.04.10

p120 2nd para: Barbara McClintock -17.04.10

Chapter 2: The well-known story of Eben Byers, the American playboy who died after drinking unthinkable amounts of radium water (Radithor) in the 1920s for its health-giving properties, was unaccountably left out. The Wikipedia entry for him is a good introduction. 17.04.10

Since publication I have found a few errors in the book - beyond typographical ones. They are listed below with the date they were entered here.