Junk DNA: a journey through the dark matter of the genome

An introduction to genomic dark matter

Why dark matter matters

When dark matter turns very dark indeed

Where did all the genes go?

Outstaying an invitation

Everything shrinks when we get old

Two is the perfect number

Painting with junk

Playing the long game

Adding colour to the dark matter

Why parents love junk

Junk with a mission

Switching it on, turning it up

No man's land

Project ENCODE : Big Science comes to junk DNA

Headless queens, strange cats, and portly mice

Lost in translation

Why LEGO is better than Airfix

Mini can be mighty

The drugs do work (sometimes)

Some light in the darkness

Appendix. Human diseases in which junk DNA has been implicated.