The Gene
An Intimate History
by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Recommended by 10 notable people, including Bill Gates and Reid Hoffman
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Recommended by 14 sources and appears in Genetics, Schizophrenia, and Best Science Books.
The #1 NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller The basis for the PBS Ken Burns Documentary The Gene: An Intimate History From the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Emperor of All Maladiesa fascinating history of the gene and a magisterial account of how human minds have laboriously, ingeniously picked apart what makes us tick (Elle). "Sid Mukherjee has the unc...
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Recommended by 14 sources and appears in Genetics, Schizophrenia, and Best Science Books.
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