Genes


The Selfish Gene
The Gene: An Intimate History
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity
Dirty Genes: A Breakthrough Program to Treat the Root Cause of Illness and Optimize Your Health
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes
Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome
A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
The Epigenetics Revolution
The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene (Popular Science)
Genes and DNA
Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To
Hacking the Code of Life: How gene editing will rewrite our futures
Junk DNA: A Journey Through the Dark Matter of the Genome
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodDune by Frank Herbert
Genetics in Science Fiction
222 books — 183 voters
You Have a Match by Emma    LordThis Golden State by Marit WeisenbergThe Truth Project by Dante MedemaTruth Be Told by Sue DivinLittle Pieces of Me by Alison Hammer
DNA / Genetic Tests in Fiction
21 books — 4 voters

Beyond the Fountain of Youth by Julian Robert Gershon Jr.Gut by Giulia EndersThe Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases  by Paul OlaColor War by Steven M. RachlinWired to Eat by Robb Wolf
Functional Medicine
68 books — 57 voters
The Laura Line by Crystal  AllenThe Heirs by Susan  RiegerThat Fernhill Summer by Colby Rodowsky
Family Tree Covers
3 books — 2 voters

Even if it is difficult to use DNA repair to directly improve longevity, our knowledge of it underpins our understanding of virtually every process of aging. Genes ultimately control the entire process of life: when and how much of each protein we make; whether our cells continue to live or suddenly stop dividing; how well our cells sense nutrients in their surroundings and respond to them; and how different molecules and cells communicate with one another. Genes control our immune system, which ...more
Venki Ramakrishnan, Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality

Ian McEwan
O que você precisa entender é o seguinte. Um gene não é uma coisa. É uma ideia. Uma ideia sobre uma informação. Uma impressão digital é uma coisa, um vestígio.
Ian McEwan

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