The most significant research in genetic science since "The Selfish Gene," by the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling "The Red Queen" and "The Origins of Virtue."
The genome is our approximately 100,000 genes, the collective blueprint for building and operating the human body. These 100,000 genes are scattered across 23 pairs of chromosomes. "Genome," a book of approximately 100,000 words, is divided into 23 chapters, one for each chromosome. The first chromosome, for example, contains our oldest genes, genes we share with plants.
By examining our genes, we can see the history of our evolution, what makes us unique, how our sexuality is determined, how we acquire language, why we are vulnerable to certain diseases, and how the mind has emerged. "Genome" also supports the genetic basis of free will. While many believe that genetics proves biological determinism, Ridley will show that in fact, free will is also in the genes. Everything that makes us human can be read in our genes. Soon, in the next century, we will have identified the function of each of these 100,000 genes.
Pages: 352, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm
