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The Gene : An Intimate History

by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Gene : An Intimate History - Thryft
The Gene : An Intimate History - Thryft

Genetic code revealed, the story of us.

The Gene offers a comprehensive history of genetics, narrated with an intimate touch by Siddhartha Mukherjee. Starting with the discovery of the gene, and weaving its way through centuries of scientific progress, the book covers topics such as eugenics and the contemporary engineering of the human genome. Mukherjee blends together science and storytelling to create a gripping and illuminating read.

  • Royal Society Science Book Prize Nominee (2016)
  • Wellcome Book Prize Nominee (2017)
  • PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Nominee for Longlist (2017)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science & Technology (2016)
  • The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee for Longlist (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Gene : An Intimate History

by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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ISBN: 9781847922632
Authors: Siddhartha Mukherjee
Publisher: VINTAGE
Date of Publication: 1892-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: History, Science
Related Topics: Biology, Medicine, Health, Genetics, Medical, Popular Science
Goodreads rating: 4.36
(rated by 48626 readers)

Description

Spanning the globe and several centuries, The Gene is the story of the quest to decipher the master-code that makes and defines humans, that governs our form and function.The story of the gene begins in an obscure Augustinian abbey in Moravia in 1856, where a monk stumbles on the idea of a 'unit of heredity'. It intersects with Darwin's theory of evolution, and colldies with the horrors of Nazi eugenics in the 1940s. The gene transforms post-war biology. It reorganises our understanding of sexuality, temperament, choice and free will. Above all, this is a story driven by human ingenuity and obsessive minds - from Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel to Francis Crick, James Watson and Rosalind Franklin, and the thousands of scientists still working to understand the code of codes.This is an epic, moving history of a scinetific idea being brought to life, by the author of The Emperor of All Maladies. But woven through The Gene, like a red line, is also an intimate history - the story of Mukherjee's own famiy and its recurring pattern of mental illness, reminding us that genetics is vitally relevant to everyday lives. These concerns reverberate even more urgently today as we learn to 'read' and 'write' the human genome - unleashing the potential to change the fates and identities of our children.Majestic in its ambition, and unflinching in its honesty, The Gene gives us a definitive account of the fundamental unit of heredity - and a vision of both humanity's past and future.
 

Genetic code revealed, the story of us.

The Gene offers a comprehensive history of genetics, narrated with an intimate touch by Siddhartha Mukherjee. Starting with the discovery of the gene, and weaving its way through centuries of scientific progress, the book covers topics such as eugenics and the contemporary engineering of the human genome. Mukherjee blends together science and storytelling to create a gripping and illuminating read.

  • Royal Society Science Book Prize Nominee (2016)
  • Wellcome Book Prize Nominee (2017)
  • PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Nominee for Longlist (2017)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science & Technology (2016)
  • The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee for Longlist (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.