Genetics

Gregor Mendel was fascinated by heredity in organisms. And his studies of genetic variation delivered the very first deep insights. Today, new tools allow the modification of genes, virtually without limit. With power comes responsibility.
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The Telomere Effect
Book
A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer

Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn et al.

Grand Central, 2017

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The Selfish Gene
Book

Richard Dawkins

Oxford UP, 1990

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Using Nature to Understand Nurture
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Genetic associations show how parenting matters for children’s education

Philipp D. Koellinger et al.

Science, 2018

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How to Clone a Mammoth
Book
The Science of De-Extinction

Beth Shapiro

Princeton UP, 2016

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Genome
Book
The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

Matt Ridley

HarperCollins, 1999

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Hacking the Code of Life
Book
How Gene Editing Will Rewrite Our Futures

Nessa Carey

Icon Books, 2019

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Herding Hemingway's Cats
Book
Understanding How Our Genes Work

Kat Arney

Bloomsbury USA, 2016

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The Genesis Engine
Article
We now have the power to quickly and easily alter DNA. It could eliminate disease. It could solve world hunger. It could provide unlimited clean energy. It could really get out od hand.

Amy Maxmen

Wired, 2015

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Genealogy Databases and the Future of Criminal Investigation
Article
The police can access your online family-tree research – and use it to investigate your relatives.

Natalie Ram et al.

Science, 2018

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Turning Piglets Into Personalized Avatars for Sick Kids
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A team of scientists wants to accelerate research into a genetic disorder by using CRISPR to copy unique mutations from affected children into pigs.

Ed Yong

The Atlantic, 2017

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