Herding Hemingway's Cats: Understanding How Our Genes Work

by Kat Arney

Book Overview

The language of genes has become common parlance. We know they make our eyes blue, our hair curly, and they control our risks of cancer, heart disease, alcoholism, and Alzheimer's. One thousand dollars will buy you your own genome readout, neatly stored on a USB stick. And advances in genetic medicine hold huge promise.

We've all heard of genes, but how do they actually work? There are six feet of DNA inside every one of your...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472910044
• ISBN13: 9781472910042
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Bloomsbury SIGMA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.6"