Contents

Acknowledgements

A Brief Note to Professional Scientists

Introduction

PART ONE
The Scientific Revolution in Compatibility

1 Frankenstein’s Holy Trinity

2 Self / Non-self

3 Dead but Alive in Parts

4 A Crystal-clear Answer at Last

PART TWO
The Frontier of Compatibility Gene Research

5 Differences between Us that Matter

6 A Path to New Medicine

7 Missing Self

PART THREE
The Overarching System

8 Sex and Smelly T-shirts

9 Connections with the Mind

10 Compatibility for Successful Pregnancy

Epilogue: What Makes You So Special?

Notes

Index