The Gene

The Gene

Siddhartha Mukherjee • Simon & Schuster

ISBN-10: 0670087149 · ISBN-13: 978‑0670087143 · 2016

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The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee, published by Scribner, first Scribner hardcover edition, May 2016. Written by the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies, this sweeping science history traces the concept of the gene from Gregor Mendel's monastery garden through the eugenics movements of the 20th century to the modern genomic age, exploring what heredity means for identity, disease, and the future of humanity. Hardcover with dust jacket, 592 pages, 9½" x 6½". The book itself is in good used condition, text block and boards solid. Previous owner's name is inscribed on the front free endpaper. The dust jacket shows a small closed tear with tape repair at the lower front corner and a small spot near the author's name on the back panel, otherwise clean.

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