Summary and Analysis of The Gene: An Intimate History: Based on the Book by Siddhartha Mukherjee Worth Books Author
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So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Gene tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Siddhartha Mukherjee’s book.   Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give ... Read more
So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Gene tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Siddhartha Mukherjee’s book.   Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.    This short summary and analysis of The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee includes:  Historical contextChapter-by-chapter summariesDetailed timeline of key eventsImportant quotesFascinating triviaGlossary of termsSupporting material to enhance your understanding of the original work  About Siddhartha Mukherjee’s The Gene:   From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies, The Gene is a rigorously scientific, broadly historical, and candidly personal account of the development of the science of genetics, the dramatic ways genes can affect us, and the enormous moral questions posed by our ability to manipulate them.    As Siddhartha Mukherjee maps out the fascinating biography of the gene, from research and experimentation to scientific breakthroughs, he always returns to the narrative of his own family’s tragic history of mental illness, reminding us that despite our huge leaps in knowledge, there is still much we do not understand about the incredibly complex human genome.  The Gene is an important read for anyone concerned about a future that may redefine what it means to be human.   The summary and analysis in this ebook are intended to complement your reading experience and bring you closer to a great work of nonfiction.    Less
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  • December 13, 2016
  • 9781504043380
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