Description
This sweeping exploration of heredity traces humanity’s evolving understanding of what is passed from one generation to the next—from pre-Darwinian ideas and Mendel’s overlooked discoveries to modern genetics, epigenetics, and reproductive science. Alongside the history and mechanics of inheritance, it examines genealogy, race, identity, disease, and the ethical questions raised by our growing ability to read and alter the genome. Drawing on vivid human stories, historical drama, and the author’s experience as a parent, the book makes complex science accessible while revealing how profoundly heredity shapes both individual lives and society.
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paperback
Dutton
Published Jan 1, 2018
544 pages
ISBN: 9781101984598
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Details
First Published
2018
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for She Has Her Mother’s Laugh by Carl Zimmer.