A review by danajat
She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity by Carl Zimmer

4.0

This was a great book. Pretty complete account of how our understanding of heredity has evolved from long ago to modern times. I especially liked the coverage of historical accounts of different (mostly incorrect) theories and their impact on society at the time. The discussion around the possibilities and ethics of new technology like CRISPR was also illuminating. On the downside, I felt it was a bit too long at 570+ pages and the middle half on cell heredity phenomena was slow.