
The Gene
An Intimate History
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Narrated by:
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Dennis Boutsikaris
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Written by:
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Siddhartha Mukherjee
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The Gene is the story of one of the most powerful and dangerous ideas in our history, from best-selling, prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee.
Spanning the globe and several centuries, The Gene is the story of the quest to decipher the master code that makes and defines humans, that governs our form and function.
The story of the gene begins in an obscure Augustinian abbey in Moravia in 1856, where a monk stumbles on the idea of a 'unit of heredity'. It intersects with Darwin's theory of evolution and collides with the horrors of Nazi eugenics in the 1940s. The gene transforms postwar biology. It reorganises our understanding of sexuality, temperament, choice and freewill. This is a story driven by human ingenuity and obsessive minds - from Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel to Francis Crick, James Watson and Rosalind Franklin and the thousands of scientists still working to understand the code of codes.
This is an epic, moving history of a scientific idea coming to life by the author of The Emperor of All Maladies. But woven through The Gene like a red line is also an intimate history - the story of Mukherjee's own family and its recurring pattern of mental illness, reminding us that genetics is vitally relevant to everyday lives. These concerns reverberate even more urgently today as we learn to 'read' and 'write' the human genome - unleashing the potential to change the fates and identities of our children.
Majestic in its ambition and unflinching in its honesty, The Gene gives us a definitive account of the fundamental unit of heredity - and a vision of both humanity's past and its future.
©2016 Siddhartha Mukherjee (P)2016 Random House AudioBooksWhat listeners say about The Gene
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- Kiran Babu
- 29-09-21
Great listen.
Loved the book and the excellent narration of audible version. Before this book all I had was bits and pieces of information about Genetics. Now the broad knowledge of genetics and its potential is clear to me.
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- themasterhimself
- 19-05-22
Great read!
Amazing book to understand the history of genes and genetic research. Loved it... absolutely recommend.
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- Santhosh kumar CT
- 17-04-22
Eye opener
This book has affected me immensely. The deep down feeling on how i look at human beings is shattered. I experienced a personal touch of the author and it's also helping me at a personal level of handling people with certain conditions both at home and at work.
A must read and an eye opener
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- Idiotman
- 09-06-23
Wonderful work
This is very informative and inspiring …
I really like the book…
Overall worth reading it…
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- Sridhar N
- 05-03-23
Very informative
A detailed history of genetics and a thoughtful idea of the future of the science
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- Kumari
- 30-09-22
A Gem!
An excellent book. A must read. Thanks to the author for providing this gem, a well researched book on genetics. The narration was fantastic. The most memorable chapter is the discovery of double helix structure of gene.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-09-24
Immersive, engaging.
The book: deep, well researched, entertaining, introspective, philosophical
The listen: easy on ears, expressive, involving
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- Shikha
- 31-01-21
Incredible. Want Part II
Beautiful naration. Science weaved into a story and an arcane concept seamlessly delivered. As gripping as the first book.
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- Vik
- 19-02-23
Excellent
Excellent story and overall narration. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Very informative too. Expecting more audio books by the same author.
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- Vachan Hukkeri
- 01-12-18
Very very good.
Book: The concept, the literature and the matter is just superb. just like his previous book, I thoroughly enjoyed this book as well.
Narration: very good.
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