Dr. Adam S. Wilkins is the former editor of the general biology review journal BioEssays. His published books include advanced texts in developmental genetics and evolutionary developmental biology and his present book is on the evolution of the human face. He edits the commentaries section of Genetics; is a Life Member of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, and has had fellowships with the Wissenschaftskolleg (Institute of Advanced Studies) in Berlin (2009-2010) and the Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Study in Stellenbosch, South Africa (2011). He is currently affiliated with the Institute of Theoretical Biology, Humboldt University, Berlin.