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A review by pcastleton
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes by Adam Rutherford
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.