The genome, of course, has every right to be considered one of the «discoveries that shook the world», as it is written on the cover, and is worthy of devoting more than one book to it.
But the emergence of the science of genetics, the discovery of the laws of heredity and the decoding of the genome were so difficult that many have already despaired of understanding this area — despite the fact that it concerns each of us. And now a text has appeared that is well written, well translated, and most importantly, well thought out. The author invites us to imagine that the genome is a cookbook. It has 23 chromosome chapters. Each chapter contains thousands of protein recipes — genes. Each recipe has paragraphs interspersed with advertising banners, the text of the recipe is written in words (codons) consisting of letters (nucleotides). What can we learn from this «cookbook»? What are the important consequences of individual genes and their combinations for our health, memory, character? What has mankind learned about the role of genes, what disputes, dramas, mistakes and hopes have been associated with this? Just as the genome predetermines the most unexpected aspects of our lives, so «Genome» establishes the most unexpected connections between the personality of scientists and the consequences of their discoveries for biology, psychology, politics, and personal life. Fascinating and informative reading.
Eksmo, 432 p.