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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Mukherjee did it again. Topping The Emperor of All Maladies seemed impossible, 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. It explains DNA better than most biology classes — and as a worm, Jim knows a thing or two about simple genetics. Ambitious, beautiful, and occasionally terrifying.
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