The Gene
An Intimate History
by Siddhartha Mukherjee
4/5
Scribner 608 pages May 17, 2016
Siddhartha Mukherjee traces the history of the gene from Gregor Mendel's garden to the frontiers of CRISPR, weaving together science, history, and his own family's experience with genetic illness. It's a sweeping narrative about the code that makes us who we are.
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Jim's Review
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Mukherjee did it again. Jim thought nothing could top The Emperor of All Maladies, but The Gene comes very close. He turns the story of genetics into a page-turner that spans centuries and continents. The personal family stories add real emotional weight to the science. Jim learned more about DNA from this book than from any biology class — and as a worm, Jim knows a thing or two about simple genetics. Ambitious, beautiful, and occasionally terrifying.
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