Mukherjee, Siddhartha,

The gene : an intimate history Siddhartha Mukherjee. - First Scribner hardcover edition. - New York : Scribner, 2016. - xi, 592 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 551-554) and index.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author draws on his scientific knowledge and research to describe the magisterial history of a scientific idea, the quest to decipher the master- code of instructions that makes and defines humans; that governs our form, function, and fate; and that determines the future of our children.

9781476733500

2015039962


Genetics--History.
Heredity.
Genes.

RB155

616/.042

QU 475