The genome's been mapped.
But what does it mean?
Arguably the most significant scientific discovery of the new century, the mapping of the twenty-three pairs of chromosomes that make up the human genome raises almost as many questions as it answers. Questions that will profoundly impact the way we think about disease, about longevity, and about free will. Questions that will affect the rest of your life.
Genome offers extraordinary insight into the ramifications of this incredi... (show more)
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keren banget nih buku.
baca deh di halaman2 pertamanya.
gw udah baca awal 2007.
gw justru baru tau kalo ternyata salah satu orang yg memberikan sumbangsih utk penemuan DNA adalah orang INDONESIA! hehehe... hidup INDONESIA.
Ridley does a great job of explaining a wealth of scientific information - everything from p53 to Harry Harlow's experiments that showed monkeys (much like a small dog I know) prefer warm mother-like things. The book is somewhat in the vein of recent non-fiction that takes a broad theme and seeks to explain how a) we are connected to each other and b) we are connected to the past.
I must say though that this probably has a lot more to do with my current worldview than with Ridley's successful attempt to explain (without dilution) the human genome. He has the hands-down best explanation of DNA that I've ever come across, comparing nucleotides to letters in a book, genes are chapters, and so forth. ...less
This was a fairly interesting book, if you're in to genetics. I don't think I'd recommend it for light, bed-time reading or even to some one is only interested in science.
I think the author MIGHT be a libertarian . . . weird twist on genomics, though mostly unbiased and informative.
Once you start reading, you wont be able to stop until the end. Matt takes us in a journey through our genome in such an easy way that you'd be surprised that this word ever scared you. This is who we are from a molecular pov
I almost need to read it again to see if I really understood it. Lots of information, written in an easy to understand fashion.
Had a wonderful description of the functions of the chromosomes. It was really interesting to read during genomics, but...we never used it
A little dated now, but still a wonderful nickel tour of the human genome; literate, funny, technically good too.
The comments are sometimes Ridley's opinions (rather than proven science), so you may find you disagree with him, but I find his enthusiasm infectious! :-)
This is an amazing book, even if some of the information is out dated. I've read it twice just because I like it so much.
Ridley makes the human genome personable and come alive in a series of essays on each chromosome, with topics such as sex, life, fate, intelligence, immortality and politics.
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