Johnjoe McFadden is a professor of molecular genetics at the University of Surrey and is the editor of leading textbooks on both molecular biology and systems biology of tuberculosis. For over a decade, he has specialized in examining tuberculosis and meningitis, inventing the first successful molecular test for the latter and winning the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award for his findings. He is the author of Quantum Evolution and co-editor of Human Nature: Fact and Fiction, and writes for the Guardian on topics including GM crops, psychedelic drugs and quantum mechanics.
Jim Al-Khalili, OBE, is an academic, author and broadcaster. He is a leading theoretical physicist based at the University of Surrey, where he teaches and carries out research in quantum mechanics. He has written a number of popular-science books, including Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science, Quantum: A Guide for the Perplexed and Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Science. He has presented several television and radio documentaries, including the BAFTA-nominated Chemistry: A Volatile History and The Secret Life of Chaos.