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Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
Paperback
Anatomy & PhysiologyBiologyGenetics
Publisher Price: $18.99
ISBN13: 9780060894085
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: May 30 2006
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.88 Width: 5.32 Depth: 8.02
Language: English
Ridley leaps from chromosome to chromosome in a handy summation of our ever increasing understanding of the roles that genes play in disease, behavior, sexual differences, and even intelligence. . . . . He addresses not only the ethical quandaries faced by contemporary scientists but the reductionist danger in equating inheritability with inevitability. -- The New Yorker
The genome's been mapped. But what does it mean? Matt Ridley's Genome is the book that explains it all: what it is, how it works, and what it portends for the future
Arguably the most significant scientific discovery of the new century, the mapping of the twenty-three pairs of chromosomes that make up the human genome--our complete set of DNA--raises almost as many questions as it answers. Questions that will profoundly impact the way we think about disease, about longevity, and about free will. Questions that will affect the rest of your life.
In this work of popular science, Genome offers extraordinary insight into the ramifications of this incredible breakthrough. By picking one newly discovered gene from each pair of chromosomes and telling its story, Matt Ridley recounts the history of our species and its evolution from the dawn of life to the brink of future medicine. From Huntington's disease to cancer, from the applications of gene therapy to the horrors of eugenics, Ridley probes the scientific, philosophical, and moral issues arising as a result of the mapping of the genome. It will help you understand what this scientific milestone means for you, for your children, and for humankind.
This landmark book in science writing illuminates:
- The Human Genome Explained: Journey through all twenty-three pairs of human chromosomes as Ridley unpacks the story and purpose of a single gene from each.
- Human Origins: Discover how our DNA acts as a historical document, revealing the story of our species and its ancestors from the dawn of life.
- Genes, Disease, and Free Will: Explore the profound scientific and philosophical questions raised by our genetic code, from the roots of disease to the nature of free will.
- The Future of Medicine: Gain extraordinary insight into the future of medicine, from the applications of gene therapy to the complex moral questions of eugenics.
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