The Human Genome
The Human Genome by Carina Dennis, published by Nature/Palgrave in 2001, is a comprehensive exploration of the groundbreaking scientific event of sequencing the human genome. This edition, comprising 140 pages, presents an accessible overview of the project, highlighting its significance in understanding our collective history, identity, and individuality. The book delves into the basic biology and techniques involved in genetic science, making it suitable for a general readership.
Readers will find a detailed account of the main players and pivotal events in the history of genetics, alongside various perspectives on the project’s global impact. This illustrated work also includes the full text of the original research paper, providing a thorough context for the advancements in genetics and genomics. The book serves as a valuable resource for those interested in the life sciences and the implications of genetic research.
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The sequencing of the human genome has been hailed as the most ground breaking scientific event of the new century. It offers the exciting prospect of fresh insights into our collective history, our shared identity and our individuality, and opens up important possibilities for the identification, treatment and prevention of disease. Not since Crick and Watson’s seminal paper on the structure of DNA has a scientific publication been greeted with so much public expectation for a new understanding of the basis of life itself. In this illustrated account, written and compiled by Carina Dennis and Richard Gallagher of Nature, the genome project is made accessible for a general readership. It offers an introduction to the basic biology and techniques, a guide to the main players and events in the history of genetic science, and a range of viewpoints on its impact and reception around the world, in addition to the full text of the research paper itself.
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