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What is life? : five great ideas in biology
by Paul Nurse
A Nobel Prize-winning scientist heralds the achievements of forefront innovators while drawing on personal lab expertise to illuminate five major ideas underpinning biology, including the cell, the gene, evolution by natural selection, life as chemistry and life as information.
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Steve Jobs : A Biography
by Walter Isaacson
Based on more than 40 interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors and colleagues--the author offers a fascinating look at the co-founder and leading creative force behind the Apple computer company.
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The tangled tree : a radical new history of life
by David Quammen
Offers a guide to the evolving current understanding of evolution and human nature that explores the role played by horizontal gene transfer, or the movement of genes across species lines
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Leonardo da Vinci
by Walter Isaacson
The best-selling author of Benjamin Franklin draws on da Vinci's remarkable notebooks as well as new discoveries about his life and work in a narrative portrait that connects the master's art to his science, demonstrating how da Vinci's genius was based on the skills and qualities of everyday people, from curiosity and observation to imagination and fantasy.
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The gene : an intimate history
by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Presents a history of gene science that examines current debates about gene resequencing, tracing the author's family experiences with mental illness and the contributions of key scientists and philosophers. Reprint. A #1 New York Times best-seller. A New York Times Notable Book. One of the Washington Post's Ten Best Books of 2016.
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The mysterious world of the human genome
by Frank Ryan
A physician, evolutionary biologist and best-selling author describes the exciting new discoveries in human genome research and explains how understanding how DNA and chemical compounds work together in our bodies can lead to a healthier future.
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Pandora's DNA : tracing the breast cancer genes through history, science, and one family tree
by Lizzie Stark
Would you cut out your healthy breasts and ovaries if you thought it might save your life? That's not a theoretical question for journalist Lizzie Stark's relatives, who grapple with the horrific legacy of cancer built into the family DNA. It is a BRCA mutation that has robbed most of her female relatives of breasts, ovaries, peace of mind, or life itself. In Pandora's DNA, Stark uses her family's experience to frame a larger story about the so-called breast cancer genes, exploring the morass of legal quandaries, scientific developments, medical breakthroughs, and ethical concerns that surround the BRCA mutations. She tells of the troubling history of prophylactic surgery and the storied origins of the boob job and relates the landmark lawsuit against Myriad Genetics, which held patents on the BRCA genes every human carries in their body until the Supreme Court overturned them in 2013. Although a genetic test for cancer risk may sound like the height of scientific development, the treatment remains crude and barbaric. Through her own experience, Stark shows what it's like to live in a brave new world where gazing into a crystal ball of genetics has many unintended consequences.
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The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
Documents the story of how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been kept alive indefinitely, enabling discoveries in such areas as cancer research, in vitro fertilization and gene mapping.
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The making of the fittest : DNA and the ultimate forensic record of evolution
by Sean B. Carroll
A geneticist and author of Endless Forms Most Beautiful discusses the role of DNA in the evolution of life on Earth, explaining how an analysis of DNA reveals a complete record of the events that have shaped each species and how it provides evidence of the validity of the theory of evolution.
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Dinosaur in a haystack : reflections in natural history
by Stephen Jay Gould
In a new collection of essays from Natural History magazine, the renowned paleotologist and evolutionary biologist discusses topics ranging from Charles Darwin to Old Testament Psalms, from the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park to the ethical challenges of science.
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