30-Second Genetics: The 50 most revolutionary discoveries in genetics, each explained in half a minute

Author: Jonathan Weitzman Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 Genetics is the study of heredity, and reveals how the characteristics of living organisms are determined by the genes passed down the generations. The human genome was mapped in 2003, and this enhanced ability to study our genes is transforming medicine, from CRISPR, the gene editing technology that allows us to alter the course of hereditary disease, to using genetics to identify the types of bacteria that populate our bodies. Stripping...Read more