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title: "The Gene: An Intimate History"
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# The Gene: An Intimate History

**Price:** R524
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- **What is this?** The Gene: An Intimate History
- **How much does it cost?** R524 with free shipping
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## Description

The Gene : An Intimate History

Review: Excellent
Review: Reads like a thriller - A very interesting introduction to the science behind genetics and genomics that reads like a thriller. Not a dry and uninteresting text book, but the sort of book you can't put down until the last page. Comprehensive and well written, with plenty of references to the original research documents quoted if you want to go deeper into the subject.

## Features

- ISBN : 9781501170713
- Category Type : General
- Book Language : English
- Author : by Mukherjee, Siddhartha
- Publisher : SIMON (US)
- Binding : Paperback

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #54,434 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #21 in Genetics #26 in Biotechnology #63 in Scientific Reference |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,737 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent
*by A***A on 16 February 2019*



### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reads like a thriller
*by R***S on 19 January 2018*

A very interesting introduction to the science behind genetics and genomics that reads like a thriller. Not a dry and uninteresting text book, but the sort of book you can't put down until the last page. Comprehensive and well written, with plenty of references to the original research documents quoted if you want to go deeper into the subject.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Genetics: history, science, and its ethical questions.
*by B***N on 16 September 2016*



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