![]() In this captivating journey through the expanding landscape of genetics, written with great clarity and wit, Adam Rutherford reveals what our genes now tell us about human history and what history tells us about our genes. Genes determine less than we have been led to believe about us as individuals but vastly more about us as a species. ![]() Drawing together the latest discoveries in this rapidly changing area of science, Adam Rutherford shows that in fact our genomes should be read not like instruction manuals but more like epic poems. Since scientists first read the human genome in 2001 it has been subject to all sorts of claims, counterclaims and myths. Since scientists first read the human genome in 2001, it has been subject to all sorts of claims, counterclaims and myths. He studied genetics at University College London, and during his PhD on the developing eye, he was part of. But it is also our collective story, because in each of our genomes we carry the history of the whole of our species. Adam Rutherford is a science writer and broadcaster. In fact, as Adam Rutherford explains, our genomes should be read not as instruction manuals, but as epic poems. It is unique to you, as it is for every one of the 100 billion modern humans who has ever drawn breath. Since scientists first read the human genome in 2001 it has been subject to all sorts of claims, counterclaims and myths. ![]() It is the history of who you are and how you came to be. Categories Adult Non-Fiction, Science and Nature ![]()
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