Wilson Prize for Literary Science Writing Nominee for Longlist 2016: Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science & Technology.2016: Washington Post's "10 Best Books of 2016", The Gene.2016: Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction longlist.2016: Royal Society Prizes for Science Books shortlist. However, it is also a cautionary message toward not letting genetic predispositions define a person or their fate, a mentality that the author says led to the rise of eugenics in history. It delves into the personal genetic history of Siddhartha Mukherjee's family, including mental illness. The book discusses the power of genetics in determining people's well-being and traits. The book chronicles the history of the gene and genetic research, all the way from Aristotle to Crick, Watson and Franklin and then the 21st century scientists who mapped the human genome. The Gene: An Intimate History is a book written by Siddhartha Mukherjee, an Indian-born American physician and oncologist.
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