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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
219 books — 180 voters
Gut by Giulia EndersThe End of Alzheimer's by Dale E. BredesenUndoctored by William DavisThe Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul OlaThe Jamange Line by The Conductor
Healthy Aging
404 books — 115 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCollapse by Jared Diamond
Big History
266 books — 107 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootLab Girl by Hope JahrenSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonAlien Earths by Lisa KalteneggerInvisible Women by Caroline Criado Pérez
Women in Science
326 books — 103 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootLab Girl by Hope JahrenStiff by Mary RoachSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonHidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Science Writing By People of Marginalized Genders
255 books — 89 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Medical Microhistories
96 books — 88 voters

The Gene by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootGenome by Matt RidleyThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Best Popular Genetics Books on Goodreads
107 books — 56 voters
The Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGenome by Matt RidleyThe Violinist's Thumb by Sam KeanThe Double Helix by James D. WatsonThe Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Genetics for Non-Scientists
63 books — 53 voters

Gut by Giulia EndersThe Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul OlaWired to Eat by Robb WolfAdrenal Fatigue by James L. WilsonA Mind of Your Own by Kelly Brogan
Functional Medicine
62 books — 41 voters
Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskySpillover by David QuammenBeat by Jared GarrettA Planet of Viruses by Carl Zimmer
Viruses, the Brain, and Human Civilization
49 books — 40 voters

Anti-Tech Revolution by Theodore John KaczynskiTechnological Slavery by Theodore John KaczynskiIndustrial Society and Its Future by Theodore John KaczynskiHuman Diversity by Charles MurrayThe Bell Curve by Richard J. Herrnstein
Sober Provocations and Perspectives
107 books — 36 voters
The Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul OlaParasite Rex by Carl ZimmerIn the Shadow of Man by Jane GoodallThe Blind Watchmaker by Richard DawkinsThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Biology
162 books — 26 voters

The Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul OlaThe Vital Question by Nick LaneLife Ascending by Nick LaneLife's Ratchet by Peter M. HoffmannSnowball Earth by Gabrielle Walker
Best Books On the Origins of Life
36 books — 23 voters
The Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul OlaGenome by Matt RidleyHealthcare From The Trenches by Alejandro BadiaButchered by "Healthcare" by Robert A. YohoThe Aquatic Ape Hypothesis by Elaine Morgan
So you want to get into medicine
110 books — 20 voters

Neanderthal Man by Svante PääboWho We Are and How We Got Here by David ReichThe Gene by Siddhartha MukherjeeA Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived by Adam RutherfordDNA Nation by Sergio Pistoi
Human Population Genetics
68 books — 16 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyDune by Frank HerbertMiddlegame by Seanan McGuireTo Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky ChambersBeggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
Fiction books with eugenics
15 books — 11 voters

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve BrusatteWilding by Isabella TreeThe Poison Squad by Deborah BlumLost in Math by Sabine HossenfelderShe Has Her Mother's Laugh by Carl Zimmer
The Smithsonian's 10 Best Science Books of 2018
10 books — 5 voters
You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone by Rachel Lynn SolomonHair Colour in the Horse by Reiner GeurtsThe Mutant Project by Eben KirkseyScience in Black and White by Alondra OubréThe Boy Who Loved Too Much by Jennifer Latson
Books on Genetics
15 books — 4 voters

Daughter of Family G by Ami McKayThe Bright Hour by Nina RiggsResurrection Lily by Amy Byer ShainmanThe Genome Defense by Jorge L. ContrerasProbably Someday Cancer by Kim Horner
BRCA/Hereditary Cancer Books
28 books — 4 voters
Behavioral Genetics by Valerie S. KnopikIntroducing Epigenetics by Cath EnnisBlood Matters by Masha GessenBlueprint by Robert PlominLamarck's Revenge by Peter D. Ward
Behavioral Genetics
21 books — 4 voters

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienThe Plague Dogs by Richard AdamsFirestarter by Stephen KingFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyBarnabus by The Fan Brothers
Escape from the Laboratory!
38 books — 4 voters
You Have a Match by Emma LordThe Truth Project by Dante MedemaThis Golden State by Marit WeisenbergTruth Be Told by Sue DivinLittle Pieces of Me by Alison Hammer
DNA / Genetic Tests in Fiction
21 books — 4 voters

Lamarck's Revenge by Peter D. WardThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsThe Double Helix by James D. WatsonThe Red Queen by Matt RidleyThe Epigenetics Revolution by Nessa Carey
Genetics and Genomics for the General Reader
128 books — 4 voters
Science in Black and White by Alondra OubréGods of the Upper Air by Charles KingFatal Invention by Dorothy RobertsThe Accidental Slaveowner by Mark AuslanderHuman Diversity by Charles Murray
Best Popular Race Science Theories Books
30 books — 3 voters

The Will to Power by Friedrich NietzscheHow Music Works by David ByrneThis Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel J. LevitinGuitar Zero by Gary F. MarcusThe Singing Neanderthals by Steven Mithen
Books Discussed On Mating Grounds Part III
61 books — 2 voters
Genetics by Leland H. HartwellGenetics by Benjamin A. PierceLewin's GENES XI by Jocelyn E. KrebsHuman Genetics by Ricki LewisMolecular Biology of the Gene by James D. Watson
Open Syllabus Genetics Books
113 books — 2 voters

The Laura Line by Crystal AllenThe Heirs by Susan RiegerThat Fernhill Summer by Colby Rodowsky
Family Tree Covers
3 books — 2 voters
Why Most Things Fail by Paul OrmerodThe Mating Mind by Geoffrey MillerThe Dangerous Passion by David M. BussThe Evolution Of Desire by David M. BussThe Murderer Next Door by David M. Buss
Books Discussed On Mating Grounds Part II
100 books — 1 voter

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