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My Beautiful Genome :Exposing Our Genetic Future, One Quirk at a Time
My Beautiful Genome :Exposing Our Genetic Future, One Quirk at a Time
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1 September, 2011
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Internationally acclaimed science writer Lone Frank swabs up her DNA to provide the first truly intimate account of the new science of consumer-led genomics. She challenges the business mavericks intent on mapping every baby's genome, ponders the consequences of biological fortune-telling, and prods the psychologists who hope to uncover just how much or how little our environment will matter in the new genetic century - a quest made all the more gripping as Frank considers her family's and her own struggles with depression.
Prizes
Short-listed for Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2012
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781851688333 |
| ISBN10 | 1851688331 |
| Number Of Pages | 320 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Oneworld Publications |
| Format | paperback |
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Review Source: Publishers WeeklyReview Date: 6 June 2011Review Content: A probing biological memoir... Refreshing [and] wonderfully poetic.
Review Source: Publishers Weekly Review Date: 6 June 2011 Review Content: A probing biological memoir... Refreshing [and] wonderfully poetic.
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Author's Bio
Lone Frank is the author of The Neurotourist: Postcards from the Edge of Brain Science (ISBN 9781851687961). She holds a PhD in neurobiology and was previously a research scientist in the biotechnology industry. An award-winning science journalist and Danish TV presenter, she has written for such publications as Scientific American, Science, and Nature Biotechnology.