false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184931442m/1404793.jpg 4591 22 Science writer Matt Ridley has found a way to tell someone else's story without being accused of plagiarism. <I>Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters</I> delves deep within your body (and, to be fair, Ridley's too) looking for dirt dug up by the Human Genome Project. Each chapter pries one gene out of its chromosome and focuses on its role in our development and adult life, but also goes further, exploring the implications of genetic research and our quickly changing social attitudes toward this information. <I>Genome</I> shies away from the "tedious biochemical middle managers" that only a nerd could love and instead goes for the A-material: genes associated with cancer, intelligence, sex (of course), and more.<p> Readers unfamiliar with the jargon of genetic research needn't fear; Ridley provides a quick, clear guide to the few words and concepts he must use to translate hard science into English. His writing is informal, relaxed, and playful, guiding the reader so effortlessly through our 23 chromosomes that by the end we wish we had more. He believes that the Human Genome Project will be as world-changing as the splitting of the atom; if so, he is helping us prepare for exciting times--the hope of a cure for cancer contrasts starkly with the horrors of newly empowered eugenicists. Anyone interested in the future of the body should get a head start with the clever, engrossing <I>Genome</I>. <I>--Rob Lightner</I> 1987129 1999 Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters (P.S.) total:1049|5:315|4:472|3:215|2:40|1:7| 1049 4195 1602 142 1404793 9792208917 26 10 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184931442m/1404793.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1404793.Genom_kisah_spesies_manusia_dalam_23_bab 4 0 false Fri Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Fri Nov 21 09:32:38 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 09:54:46 -0800 2008 3 more...]]> 4591 0060894083 9780060894085 951 126 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165446916m/4591.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4591.Genome_The_Autobiography_of_a_Species_in_23_Chapters 5 0 false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 10:34:31 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 10:34:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4591 0060894083 9780060894085 951 126 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165446916m/4591.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4591.Genome_The_Autobiography_of_a_Species_in_23_Chapters 4 0 false Tue Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Fri Jan 09 08:27:45 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 08:38:12 -0800 2009
Each area he ana...more...]]> 4591 0060894083 9780060894085 951 126 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165446916m/4591.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4591.Genome_The_Autobiography_of_a_Species_in_23_Chapters 3 1 false Sat Nov 22 07:49:07 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 07:51:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4591 0060894083 9780060894085 951 126 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165446916m/4591.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4591.Genome_The_Autobiography_of_a_Species_in_23_Chapters 0 0 false Tue Nov 18 08:15:44 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 08:00:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4591 0060894083 9780060894085 951 126 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165446916m/4591.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4591.Genome_The_Autobiography_of_a_Species_in_23_Chapters 5 0 false Tue Sep 08 23:55:38 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 00:16:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4591 0060894083 9780060894085 951 126 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165446916m/4591.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4591.Genome_The_Autobiography_of_a_Species_in_23_Chapters 5 0 false Mon Apr 13 08:01:19 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 08:07:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4591 0060894083 9780060894085 951 126 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165446916m/4591.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4591.Genome_The_Autobiography_of_a_Species_in_23_Chapters 3 0 false Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 20:18:26 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 20:29:17 -0800 2009
I think the thing that amazed me the most is the authors idea that pharmaceutically active drugs like morphine may not be in plants to kill insects that eat the leaves. (the old conv...more...]]> 4591 0060894083 9780060894085 951 126 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165446916m/4591.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4591.Genome_The_Autobiography_of_a_Species_in_23_Chapters 3 0 true Wed Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 01:11:53 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 16:24:26 -0700 2008
By the way, the introduction is a very good summary of cell bio and genetics. Good place to start if you know nothing.

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I think Ridley is a fantastic science writer (I loved his Red Queen, too). I learned all sorts of fascinating stuff. I felt like I w...more...]]> 436950 0060194979 9780060194970 17 3 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174764635m/436950.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/436950.Genome_The_Autobiography_of_a_Species_in_23_Chapters 5 0 false Sun Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 20 22:37:55 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 13:02:54 -0700 2008
I was completely fascinated by this book. This book caused...more...]]> 4591 0060894083 9780060894085 951 126 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165446916m/4591.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4591.Genome_The_Autobiography_of_a_Species_in_23_Chapters 3 0 false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Oct 11 08:22:03 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 10 13:24:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4591 0060894083 9780060894085 951 126 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165446916m/4591.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4591.Genome_The_Autobiography_of_a_Species_in_23_Chapters 4 0 false Wed Jul 01 13:31:13 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 13:42:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4591 0060894083 9780060894085 951 126 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165446916m/4591.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4591.Genome_The_Autobiography_of_a_Species_in_23_Chapters 3 0 false Sat Jan 10 13:46:38 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 13:48:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4591 0060894083 9780060894085 951 126 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165446916m/4591.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4591.Genome_The_Autobiography_of_a_Species_in_23_Chapters 5 0 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 21:41:50 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 21:47:33 -0700 2008 Finally, I gathered courage, and ordered this book, plowed through it in about 5 months flat. Yeah, I know, pathetic.
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There are better books on genes out there...perhaps Dawkins' 'the selfish gene?'

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