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The book chronicles the history of the gene and genetic research, all the way from Aristotle to Crick, Watson and Franklin and then the 21st century scientists who mapped the human genome. The book discusses the power of genetics in determining people's well-being and traits.
- Siddhartha Mukherjee
- 2016
Jun 2, 2016 · A book about the history and science of the gene, from its discovery to its impact on human identity and society. The author, a cancer physician and researcher, also shares his personal story of a family history of mental illness.
- (49.8K)
- Hardcover
Apr 18, 2017 · Weaving science, social history, and personal narrative to tell us the story of one of the most important conceptual breakthroughs of modern times, Mukherjee animates the quest to understand human heredity and its surprising influence on our lives, personalities, identities, fates, and choices.
- Siddhartha Mukherjee
- $19.99
- Large Print Press
A four-hour documentary series by Ken Burns and Barak Goodman, adapted from Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee's book, about the history and science of genes. Explore the interactive timeline, watch the trailer, and learn more about the gene revolution and its ethical challenges.
May 17, 2016 · The book begins as an intimate history of genetics but develops into the intimate future of one of the most powerful and dangerous ideas in the history of science: the gene, the fundamental unit of hereditary and the basic unit of all biological information.
- (7K)
- $35.36
- Siddhartha Mukherjee
- Scribner
A Pulitzer Prize-winning author tells the story of the gene and its impact on human identity, fate, and choice. Explore the science, history, and personal narrative of the quest to decipher the master-code of instructions that makes and defines humans.
The basis for the PBS Ken Burns Documentary The Gene: An Intimate History From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies—a fascinating history of the gene and “a magisterial account of how human minds have laboriously, ingeniously picked apart what makes us tick” (Elle).
