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Blueprint
by Robert Plomin • 2018
The single biggest influence on who you are is your DNA; the rest is mostly chance.
3.94
2k+
Blueprint Summary
Blueprint 92%
The single biggest influence on who you are is your DNA; the rest is mostly chance.
by Robert Plomin 2018
3.94
2k+ ratings
The Invisible History of the Human Race
by Christine Kenneally • 2014
Human history is written in DNA: migrations, crashes, and secrets we are only starting to read.
3.81
2k+
The Invisible History of the Human Race Summary
The Invisible History of the Human Race 91%
Human history is written in DNA: migrations, crashes, and secrets we are only starting to read.
by Christine Kenneally 2014
3.81
2k+ ratings
She Has Her Mother's Laugh
by Carl Zimmer • 2018
Heredity runs through genes, womb, culture, and deep time. The simple story is wrong.
4.15
7k+
She Has Her Mother's Laugh Summary
She Has Her Mother's Laugh 91%
Heredity runs through genes, womb, culture, and deep time. The simple story is wrong.
by Carl Zimmer 2018
4.15
7k+ ratings
The Gene
by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2016
From Mendel's peas to CRISPR babies: how the gene became biology's most powerful and dangerous idea.
4.35
56k+
The Gene Summary
The Gene 91%
From Mendel's peas to CRISPR babies: how the gene became biology's most powerful and dangerous idea.
by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2016
4.35
56k+ ratings
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
by Adam Rutherford • 2016
The genome reveals one family: shared ancestors 3,400 years ago. Race was never real.
4.03
12k+
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived Summary
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived 91%
The genome reveals one family: shared ancestors 3,400 years ago. Race was never real.
by Adam Rutherford 2016
4.03
12k+ ratings
Identically Different
by Tim Spector • 2012
Your DNA isn't sealed: daily choices edit it, and the edits can be inherited.
3.73
458
Identically Different Summary
Identically Different 90%
Your DNA isn't sealed: daily choices edit it, and the edits can be inherited.
by Tim Spector 2012
3.73
458 ratings
DNA
by James D. Watson • 2002
DNA's co-discoverer on how the double helix became a tool to rewrite medicine, crime, and identity.
4.11
3k+
DNA Summary
DNA 90%
DNA's co-discoverer on how the double helix became a tool to rewrite medicine, crime, and identity.
by James D. Watson 2002
4.11
3k+ ratings
The Family Gene
by Joselin Linder • 2017
One family's mystery illness made them swell, choke. The gene revealed the liver pumps blood too.
4.05
1k+
The Family Gene Summary
The Family Gene 90%
One family's mystery illness made them swell, choke. The gene revealed the liver pumps blood too.
by Joselin Linder 2017
4.05
1k+ ratings
The Epigenetics Revolution
by Nessa Carey • 2011
A second code sits above your genes, translating hunger, stress, and touch into biology.
4.05
5k+
The Epigenetics Revolution Summary
The Epigenetics Revolution 90%
A second code sits above your genes, translating hunger, stress, and touch into biology.
by Nessa Carey 2011
4.05
5k+ ratings
A Cancer in the Family
by Theodora Ross • 2016
Your family cancer history is a message; decode it and reduce your risk before diagnosis.
4.11
190
A Cancer in the Family Summary
A Cancer in the Family 89%
Your family cancer history is a message; decode it and reduce your risk before diagnosis.
by Theodora Ross 2016
4.11
190 ratings
The Genetic Lottery
by Kathryn Paige Harden • 2021
Genes shape our fates, but acknowledging that makes the case for equality, not for hierarchy.
3.89
2k+
The Genetic Lottery Summary
The Genetic Lottery 89%
Genes shape our fates, but acknowledging that makes the case for equality, not for hierarchy.
by Kathryn Paige Harden 2021
3.89
2k+ ratings
Mutants
by Armand Marie Leroi • 2003
The hidden genetic rules that build the human body, revealed by its most extreme errors.
4.05
4k+
Mutants Summary
Mutants 89%
The hidden genetic rules that build the human body, revealed by its most extreme errors.
by Armand Marie Leroi 2003
4.05
4k+ ratings
Beyond Genetics
by Glenn McGee • 2004
DNA testing, gene therapy, GMOs: what the headlines miss about how they'll actually affect you.
3.60
5
Beyond Genetics Summary
Beyond Genetics 89%
DNA testing, gene therapy, GMOs: what the headlines miss about how they'll actually affect you.
by Glenn McGee 2004
3.60
5 ratings
Genome
by Matt Ridley • 1999
What 23 chromosomes reveal about human origins, personality, and the limits of genetic fate.
4.06
28k+
Genome Summary
Genome 89%
What 23 chromosomes reveal about human origins, personality, and the limits of genetic fate.
by Matt Ridley 1999
4.06
28k+ ratings
Nature Via Nurture
by Matt Ridley • 2003
Genes are not a script but a set of switches, and the environment does the flipping.
4.06
4k+
Nature Via Nurture Summary
Nature Via Nurture 89%
Genes are not a script but a set of switches, and the environment does the flipping.
by Matt Ridley 2003
4.06
4k+ ratings
Everyone Is African
by Daniel J. Fairbanks • 2015
Race isn't in your genes. Africa is, for everyone, and the science is unequivocal.
4.12
144
Everyone Is African Summary
Everyone Is African 89%
Race isn't in your genes. Africa is, for everyone, and the science is unequivocal.
by Daniel J. Fairbanks 2015
4.12
144 ratings
Hacking Darwin
by Jamie Metzl • 2019
Humans are taking control of evolution; the tools to design our children are already here.
3.97
4k+
Hacking Darwin Summary
Hacking Darwin 89%
Humans are taking control of evolution; the tools to design our children are already here.
by Jamie Metzl 2019
3.97
4k+ ratings
The Developing Genome
by David S. Moore • 2015
Beyond DNA: how your experiences, diet, and stress leave lasting marks on your genome.
4.28
124
The Developing Genome Summary
The Developing Genome 89%
Beyond DNA: how your experiences, diet, and stress leave lasting marks on your genome.
by David S. Moore 2015
4.28
124 ratings
How to Argue With a Racist
by Adam Rutherford • 2020
How to shut down racist pseudoscience with real genetics: ancestry, athletics, and intelligence.
3.89
7k+
How to Argue With a Racist Summary
How to Argue With a Racist 89%
How to shut down racist pseudoscience with real genetics: ancestry, athletics, and intelligence.
by Adam Rutherford 2020
3.89
7k+ ratings
Altered Inheritance
by Françoise Baylis • 2019
We can rewrite our children's genes. The danger is letting a few people set the rules.
3.53
94
Altered Inheritance Summary
Altered Inheritance 89%
We can rewrite our children's genes. The danger is letting a few people set the rules.
by Françoise Baylis 2019
3.53
94 ratings
The Code Breaker
by Walter Isaacson • 2021
How a bacterial defense system handed us the power to rewrite our own evolution.
4.28
42k+
The Code Breaker Summary
The Code Breaker 89%
How a bacterial defense system handed us the power to rewrite our own evolution.
by Walter Isaacson 2021
4.28
42k+ ratings
The 10000 Year Explosion
by Gregory Cochran • 2009
Agriculture rewired the human genome faster than anything in six million years.
3.94
2k+
The 10000 Year Explosion Summary
The 10000 Year Explosion 89%
Agriculture rewired the human genome faster than anything in six million years.
by Gregory Cochran 2009
3.94
2k+ ratings
Innate
by Kevin J. Mitchell • 2018
Genes and chance wire your brain; experience amplifies the differences, never erases them.
4.14
691
Innate Summary
Innate 89%
Genes and chance wire your brain; experience amplifies the differences, never erases them.
by Kevin J. Mitchell 2018
4.14
691 ratings
Do Fathers Matter?
by Paul Raeburn • 2014
Fathers matter before birth: epigenetics, hormones, and brain science reveal their hidden impact.
3.59
603
Do Fathers Matter? Summary
Do Fathers Matter? 88%
Fathers matter before birth: epigenetics, hormones, and brain science reveal their hidden impact.
by Paul Raeburn 2014
3.59
603 ratings
The Sports Gene
by David Epstein • 2013
Why Kenyans dominate marathons and Jamaicans sprints: the genes and culture that build champions.
4.20
17k+
The Sports Gene Summary
The Sports Gene 88%
Why Kenyans dominate marathons and Jamaicans sprints: the genes and culture that build champions.
by David Epstein 2013
4.20
17k+ ratings
A Crack in Creation
by Jennifer A. Doudna • 2017
The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.
4.13
7k+
A Crack in Creation Summary
A Crack in Creation 88%
The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.
by Jennifer A. Doudna 2017
4.13
7k+ ratings
Unweaving the Rainbow
by Richard Dawkins • 2000
Keats was wrong: explaining the rainbow reveals an elegance no myth can match.
4.01
12k+
Unweaving the Rainbow Summary
Unweaving the Rainbow 88%
Keats was wrong: explaining the rainbow reveals an elegance no myth can match.
by Richard Dawkins 2000
4.01
12k+ ratings
From Darwin to Derrida
by David Haig • 2020
Meaning and purpose seem beyond physics. This biologist argues they are products of it.
3.69
80
From Darwin to Derrida Summary
From Darwin to Derrida 88%
Meaning and purpose seem beyond physics. This biologist argues they are products of it.
by David Haig 2020
3.69
80 ratings
The Nurture Assumption
by Judith Rich Harris • 1998
Parents shape children far less than we believe. Peers, not parents, build adult personality.
4.14
2k+
The Nurture Assumption Summary
The Nurture Assumption 88%
Parents shape children far less than we believe. Peers, not parents, build adult personality.
by Judith Rich Harris 1998
4.14
2k+ ratings
Ancestors
by Pierre Zalloua • 2025
Your genes don't define your identity. A geneticist's journey through the Levant shows what does.
3.74
80
Ancestors Summary
Ancestors 88%
Your genes don't define your identity. A geneticist's journey through the Levant shows what does.
by Pierre Zalloua 2025
3.74
80 ratings
The Music of Life
by Denis Noble • 2006
The genome is a database, not a dictator. Life runs on systems, not commands.
3.85
388
The Music of Life Summary
The Music of Life 88%
The genome is a database, not a dictator. Life runs on systems, not commands.
by Denis Noble 2006
3.85
388 ratings
The Case against Perfection
by Michael J. Sandel • 2007
Genetic engineering really threatens: the humility and mutual obligation a decent society needs.
3.83
2k+
The Case against Perfection Summary
The Case against Perfection 88%
Genetic engineering really threatens: the humility and mutual obligation a decent society needs.
by Michael J. Sandel 2007
3.83
2k+ ratings
Who We Are and How We Got Here
by David Reich • 2018
Ancient DNA rewrites the last 300,000 years: humans are a history of continuous, radical mixture.
4.14
6k+
Who We Are and How We Got Here Summary
Who We Are and How We Got Here 88%
Ancient DNA rewrites the last 300,000 years: humans are a history of continuous, radical mixture.
by David Reich 2018
4.14
6k+ ratings
The Extended Phenotype
by Richard Dawkins • 1982
Genes don't stop at skin: a beaver dam is a genetic tool, like the teeth.
4.12
10k+
The Extended Phenotype Summary
The Extended Phenotype 88%
Genes don't stop at skin: a beaver dam is a genetic tool, like the teeth.
by Richard Dawkins 1982
4.12
10k+ ratings
Climbing Mount Improbable
by Richard Dawkins • 1996
Eyes evolved from scratch forty times. Each time the path was a staircase, not a leap.
4.11
10k+
Climbing Mount Improbable Summary
Climbing Mount Improbable 88%
Eyes evolved from scratch forty times. Each time the path was a staircase, not a leap.
by Richard Dawkins 1996
4.11
10k+ ratings
It Didn't Start with You
by Mark Wolynn • 2016
Your worst fears may not be yours. They could belong to your grandmother.
3.55
40k+
It Didn't Start with You Summary
It Didn't Start with You 88%
Your worst fears may not be yours. They could belong to your grandmother.
by Mark Wolynn 2016
3.55
40k+ ratings
The Child Code
by Danielle Dick • 2021
Your child's personality is written in DNA. Work with it rather than fight it.
3.79
163
The Child Code Summary
The Child Code 88%
Your child's personality is written in DNA. Work with it rather than fight it.
by Danielle Dick 2021
3.79
163 ratings
Creation
by Adam Rutherford • 2013
Life emerged once from chemistry. Now we write new genetic code and build cells from scratch.
3.97
762
Creation Summary
Creation 88%
Life emerged once from chemistry. Now we write new genetic code and build cells from scratch.
by Adam Rutherford 2013
3.97
762 ratings
The Genius in All of Us
by David Shenk • 2010
Genes are not a blueprint but a responding system. Talent is built, not born.
3.86
2k+
The Genius in All of Us Summary
The Genius in All of Us 88%
Genes are not a blueprint but a responding system. Talent is built, not born.
by David Shenk 2010
3.86
2k+ ratings
Pleased to Meet Me
by Bill Sullivan • 2019
Everything you think you chose, from your breakfast to your beliefs, biology chose first.
4.02
1k+
Pleased to Meet Me Summary
Pleased to Meet Me 88%
Everything you think you chose, from your breakfast to your beliefs, biology chose first.
by Bill Sullivan 2019
4.02
1k+ ratings
On Human Nature
by Edward O. Wilson • 1978
Evolution is our best mythology. The argument for anchoring ethics, art, and religion in biology.
4.14
4k+
On Human Nature Summary
On Human Nature 87%
Evolution is our best mythology. The argument for anchoring ethics, art, and religion in biology.
by Edward O. Wilson 1978
4.14
4k+ ratings
Molecular Cell Biology
by Harvey F. Lodish • 1992
The molecular logic unifying water, ATP, genes, and signals into the machinery of life.
4.11
730
Molecular Cell Biology Summary
Molecular Cell Biology 87%
The molecular logic unifying water, ATP, genes, and signals into the machinery of life.
by Harvey F. Lodish 1992
4.11
730 ratings
Born to Rebel
by Frank J. Sulloway • 1996
Firstborns guard the status quo; laterborns upend it. The pattern holds from nursery to revolution.
3.73
324
Born to Rebel Summary
Born to Rebel 87%
Firstborns guard the status quo; laterborns upend it. The pattern holds from nursery to revolution.
by Frank J. Sulloway 1996
3.73
324 ratings
Purpose
by Samuel T. Wilkinson • 2024
Evolution is not blind chance. Deeper laws shape it, and those laws reveal your purpose.
3.71
82
Purpose Summary
Purpose 87%
Evolution is not blind chance. Deeper laws shape it, and those laws reveal your purpose.
by Samuel T. Wilkinson 2024
3.71
82 ratings
Double Helix
by Nancy Werlin • 2004
A teen's genetics job leads to a hidden subbasement where human lives are engineered.
3.50
3k+
Double Helix Summary
Double Helix 87%
A teen's genetics job leads to a hidden subbasement where human lives are engineered.
by Nancy Werlin 2004
3.50
3k+ ratings
The Making of You
by Katharina Vestre • 2018
You had a tail, gill slits, and could taste your mother's meal months before birth.
4.12
882
The Making of You Summary
The Making of You 87%
You had a tail, gill slits, and could taste your mother's meal months before birth.
by Katharina Vestre 2018
4.12
882 ratings
Arrival of the Fittest
by Andreas Wagner • 2014
10^130 possible proteins. Random search fails. Evolution's shortcut is hidden in the mathematics.
3.82
726
Arrival of the Fittest Summary
Arrival of the Fittest 87%
10^130 possible proteins. Random search fails. Evolution's shortcut is hidden in the mathematics.
by Andreas Wagner 2014
3.82
726 ratings
The Orchid and the Dandelion
by W. Thomas Boyce • 2019
One in five kids is wired to feel everything deeply. Handled right, that wiring is a superpower.
3.77
2k+
The Orchid and the Dandelion Summary
The Orchid and the Dandelion 87%
One in five kids is wired to feel everything deeply. Handled right, that wiring is a superpower.
by W. Thomas Boyce 2019
3.77
2k+ ratings
The Blank Slate
by Steven Pinker • 2002
Science has overturned the blank slate. Human nature is real, and building a just world requires it.
4.09
25k+
The Blank Slate Summary
The Blank Slate 87%
Science has overturned the blank slate. Human nature is real, and building a just world requires it.
by Steven Pinker 2002
4.09
25k+ ratings
The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition
by Walter Isaacson • 2022
Bacteria invented gene editing. One scientist who ignored every 'no' taught us to use it.
4.23
137
The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition Summary
The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition 87%
Bacteria invented gene editing. One scientist who ignored every 'no' taught us to use it.
by Walter Isaacson 2022
4.23
137 ratings
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