A personal adventure, a fascinating study of anthropology and ethnopharmacology, and, most important, a revolutionary look at how intelligence and consciousness come into being.
Working on the beliefs of Peruvian Indians, Narby embarks on a scientific quest that takes him from the Amazonian rain forest to the libraries of Europe in hopes of proving that DNA can conduct knowledge.
The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge by Jeremy Narby