- genetics, history, heredity, genes
The Gene: An Intimate History is a book written by Siddhartha Mukherjee, an Indian-born American physician and oncologist. It was published on 17 May 2016 by Scribner. The book chronicles the history of the gene and genetic research, all the way from Aristotle to Crick, Watson and Franklin and then the 21st century scientists who mapped the human genome.
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- First published
- 2016
- Pages
- 605
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House, Domingo Yayinevi, Simon & Schuster Audio
- Editions
- 20
- Language
- Spanish, Polish, English, cat
- ISBN
- 9781501150128
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Siddhartha Mukherjee (born 21 July 1970) is an Indian-American physician, biologist, oncologist, and author. Photo By Moody College of Communication from Austin, USA - This file has been extracted from another file: Siddhartha Mukherjee (34273728645).jpg, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80810851
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