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A brief history of everyone who ever lived the human story retold through our genes

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Main Author: Rutherford, Adam (Author)
Other Authors: Mukherjee, Siddhartha (writer of foreword.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : The Experiment, 2017.
Subjects:
Human genome.
Genomics > History.
Evolution (Biology)
DNA > History.
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Item Description:Originally published in Great Britain by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2016.
Physical Description:xiv, 401 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 370-384) and index.
ISBN:9781615194049
1615194045
Author Notes:Adam Rutherford is a science writer and broadcaster. He studied genetics at University College London, and during his PhD on the developing eye, he was part of a team that identified the first genetic cause of a form of childhood blindness. He has written and presented many award-winning series and programs for the BBC, including the flagship weekly Radio 4 program Inside Science , The Cell for BBC Four, and Playing God (on the rise of synthetic biology) for the leading science series Horizon , as well as writing for the science pages of the Guardian . His first book, Creation , on the origin of life and synthetic biology, was published in 2013 to outstanding reviews and was short-listed for the Wellcome Trust Prize.

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