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In the last decade, scientists across the world have raced to be the first to crack the code of the human genome, exposing a startling new message: at the most fundamental level humans are genetically linked to every part of the natural world. A dog is 85% genetically identical to a human; humans have only twice as many genes as a worm or a fly, and many are the same. For the first time, award-winning science writer Jennifer Ackerman brings together these astonishing discoveries, and by weaving a mesmerising story of heredity, combining both personal memoir with cutting-edge science, she offers an encompassing vision of the impact these findings have on our everyday lives.
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Chance in the House of Fate, Jennifer G. Ackerman
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- Released
- 2002
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- Title
- Chance in the House of Fate
- Subtitle
- A Natural History of Heredity
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jennifer G. Ackerman
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Released
- 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN10
- 0747558205
- ISBN13
- 9780747558200
- Series
- Rating
- 3 out of 5
- Description
- In the last decade, scientists across the world have raced to be the first to crack the code of the human genome, exposing a startling new message: at the most fundamental level humans are genetically linked to every part of the natural world. A dog is 85% genetically identical to a human; humans have only twice as many genes as a worm or a fly, and many are the same. For the first time, award-winning science writer Jennifer Ackerman brings together these astonishing discoveries, and by weaving a mesmerising story of heredity, combining both personal memoir with cutting-edge science, she offers an encompassing vision of the impact these findings have on our everyday lives.