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THE GENE (An Intimate History)
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Jun 01, 2019
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MKais on
A Most Important Discovery (1953)
I highly recommend "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee https://www.amazon.com/Gene-Intimate-History-Siddhartha-Mukh...
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Apr 08, 2017
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praneshp on
A Baby with 3 Genetic Parents Seems Healthy, but Questions Remain
If you have some time, The Gene [0] is a good read. One of the cases the author describes is when a lot of people decided to be very optimistic at the same time and things didn't end well.Not questioning your frustration though, but it's good to have extremely cautious people around.
[0]: https://www.amazon.com/Gene-Intimate-History-Siddhartha-Mukh...
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Jan 13, 2017
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alextheparrot on
Five big mysteries about CRISPR’s origins
In line with this, I'd also like to recommend 'The Gene'[0]. The author has informed me of new things (Even though I studied biochemistry during college) and also focused a lot on the ethical discussions relating to genetic modification. It also directly discusses CRISPR as it is quite new. I'd recommend all of Mukherjee's other books as well (Mainly Emperor of all Maladies).
⬐ fossuserI'd second this recommendation - currently reading it right now and it has the nice combination of being really interesting and really easy to read. Mukherjee's style is really clear and enjoyable.
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If you are interested in learning more about CRISPR checkout this article - http://gizmodo.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-crispr-... .This podcast by Radiolab also breaks down the idea really well - http://www.radiolab.org/story/antibodies-part-1-crispr/ .
I am currently reading this book - The Gene http://www.amazon.com/Gene-Intimate-History-Siddhartha-Mukhe... to gain a better understanding of what genes are and I have found it to be really well written even for someone who last studied biology over 15 years ago.