El gen

The story of how we have cracked the source code that makes us human spans the entire planet and several centuries - and probably defines the future that awaits us. Interweaving science, history and personal experiences, Mukherjee takes a journey through the birth, growth, influence and future of one of the most powerful and dangerous ideas in the history of science: the gene, the fundamental unit of heredity, and the basic unit of all biological information. From Aristotle and Pythagoras, through the neglected discoveries of Mendel, the revolution of Darwin, Watson, and Franklin, to the most innovative advances made in our century, this book reminds us of how genetics affects us every day.