She Has Her Mother's Laugh
The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity
Carl Zimmer
Discover the fascinating history and future of heredity with She Has Her Mother's Laugh. Carl Zimmer's sweeping overview explores the force that shaped human society and continues to shape our future in inconceivably subtle ways. Learn about the birth of genetics, the language of genes, and how each of us carries an amalgam of fragments of DNA from our many ancestors. Delve into bioethical quandaries arising from new biomedical technologies and long-standing presumptions about who we really are. This lucid and engaging tour de force is a must-read for anyone interested in the mysteries of heredity.
Publish Date
2018-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
2018-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.17
ISBN
9781101984611
Categories
Recommendations
3
Recommendations
2018-06-05T20:41:12.000Z
The four books I recommended at the end were:
- She Has Her Mother's Laugh by Carl Zimmer
- The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris
- Unthinkable by Helen Thomson (out June)
- The Dinosaur Artist by Paige Williams (out Sept) 2/ – source2018-06-01T10:07:06.000Z
Wonderful review of an illuminating book by @carlzimmer on genetics, heredity and the future... And its endorsed by @edyong209 , science writer extraordinaire... – source2018-12-31T21:52:31.000Z
Some of my favorite science books in 2018 Thanks to @sleepdiplomat @carlzimmer David Reich @RobertPlomin @aa_marsh – source