This publication provides descriptions of a variety of training and career opportunities through profiles of professionals who make unique contributions to the field of genetics.

• The Science of Genetics: Solving the Puzzle
  
• The Science of Genetics: Training and Careers
  
  

• Mary-Claire King: How can a child's identity be proved?
  
• Jasper Rine: What aspects of behavior are inherited?
  
• Alec Jeffries: How was a murderer traced through blood samples?
  
• Hong Ma: What controls the development of a flower?
  
• Victor Corces: What causes genetic diseases?
  
• Mark Terry: How are hidden messages in chromosomes revealed?
  
• Joan Scott: Who helps families cope with genetic disorders?
  
• Art Beaudet: What genetic secrets are unlocked in the laboratory?
  
• Nancy Fisher: What is the challenge of clinical genetics?
  
• David Aughton: The road to clinical genetics
  
• Where to go from here?