Genome
by Matt Ridley
Twenty-three chapters, one per chromosome, each telling a story from genetics. Dated in places, still a brilliant introduction.
Read it if…
you want a readable tour of the genome.
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Skip it if…
you want current research.
Try instead: Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds →
Three things you will actually use
- Genes are recipes, not blueprints.
- Nature via nurture.
- Biology is a story.
Do this first
Read the chapter on stress.
Our verdict
A chromosome at a time.
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