![]() ![]() “Genetics is opening up the past as never before-Adam Rutherford puts the genes in genealogy brilliantly.”- Matt Ridley ![]() Rutherford, a British geneticist and journalist, presents a great survey of this fast-moving field.”- Carl Zimmer “One of my big obsessions as a reporter is our expanding understanding of our genetic history, thanks to incredible advances like sequencing Neanderthal genomes. What’s more important, he consistently gets it right.”- Richard Dawkins “Adam Rutherford’s book is well-written, stimulating, and entertaining. will change the way you think about human evolution.”- Newsday ![]() “A shining example of science writing at its best. “Rutherford unpeels the science with elegance.”- Nature “A sweeping new view of the human evolution story, using the latest science of DNA as the central guide. “Rutherford raises significant questions and explains complex topics well, engaging readers with humor and smooth prose.”- Publishers Weekly, starred review “An effervescent work, brimming with tales and confounding ideas carried in the ‘epic poem in our cells.’ ”- Guardian proves an enthusiastic guide and a good storyteller.”- The Wall Street Journal This enjoyable book has a great deal to say about our genetic code-or, more precisely, about how our knowledge of genetics is misused and misconstrued. Winner of the 2018 Thomas Bonner Book PrizeĪ New York Public Library Book of the Day ![]()
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