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kimball_hansen's review against another edition
2.0
This book had potential and started off at 4 stars. Then it slowly got worse and I was going to settle and award it 3.5 but the last hour of the book he really got retarded and made the most absurd claims with very flawed hypocritical logic. Idiot.
But, I could finally unlock the bonus content since Libby/Overdrive lacks that function. When you go to Tantor.com and type in the book's title then go to bonus content to retrieve it. Finally some justice in the world.
He says sapiens like sap from a tree. I don't like that.
Notes:
People of European decent can have milk as adults. Most other people can't.
Darwin married his cousin? The guy who wrote about evolution? How come there aren't more memes about this? He had 10 kids and most died early.
He says from a geneticist point of view that race doesn't exist (that doesn't mean racism doesn't exist, idiots, before you start rioting).
The word Alma in Hebrew, despite not having an English translation means young woman or woman that has not yet born a child.
But, I could finally unlock the bonus content since Libby/Overdrive lacks that function. When you go to Tantor.com and type in the book's title then go to bonus content to retrieve it. Finally some justice in the world.
He says sapiens like sap from a tree. I don't like that.
Notes:
People of European decent can have milk as adults. Most other people can't.
Darwin married his cousin? The guy who wrote about evolution? How come there aren't more memes about this? He had 10 kids and most died early.
He says from a geneticist point of view that race doesn't exist (that doesn't mean racism doesn't exist, idiots, before you start rioting).
The word Alma in Hebrew, despite not having an English translation means young woman or woman that has not yet born a child.
iris__reads's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
4.0
As I am a geneticist myself I didn't really learn anything new but it was very interesting to read the whole 'story of our evolution' like this. Would definitely recommend
pcastleton's review against another edition
4.0
Great read. Very accessible but also sufficient depth. Rutherford is more than a geneticist, having a good grasp of history and the arts, making his insights quite human. While you'll learn about the genes that carry certain diseases, hair color, and consistency of earwax, he goes to great lengths to explain and show that we have little understanding about how genes ultimately contribute to who we are.
Our diversity is not simply stating which of our 20,000 genes carry a mutation. Yet myths about what we can tell from examining an individual's genes persist.
Highly recommend if you are interested in having a critical eye when reading about genetics in the press or product advertisements. But it is also a very well laid out book by a great writer.
Our diversity is not simply stating which of our 20,000 genes carry a mutation. Yet myths about what we can tell from examining an individual's genes persist.
Highly recommend if you are interested in having a critical eye when reading about genetics in the press or product advertisements. But it is also a very well laid out book by a great writer.
bexsmith's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.75
There were sections that got a bit too jargony for me and went over my head a little, others that felt repetitive, but others that were downright fascinating.
nathday's review against another edition
3.0
I was torn between whether to finalise my rating at a four or 3, as Rutherford is a very crafty wordsmith and brings a lot of humour and charm to writing about his work. Filled with fascinating tales about the discovery of the gene, the vanguard of this field that remains and history that accompanies it, it’s very well rounded. However, I found certain parts of the book to be a little repetitive and others to leave me a little lost and confused, with no real idea of how to grasp what was being explained. This is purely down to my scientific literacy, but felt the book could’ve been shorter and a little kinder to the layman is possible.
7/10
7/10