Siddhartha Mukherjee ' s The Gene, An Intimate History & the Crafting of Scientific Stories

Back in 2011,  I read andreviewed Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee's book on the history of cancer therapy, The Emperor of All Maladies.  I liked the book, but as is my character I also listed some criticisms.  It was a very pleasant surprise to one day discover an email from Dr. Mukherjee engaging me on my points.  A real author, writing me!  Fast forward to this fall, and I had some inexplicable inertia to reading his new book, The Gene, An Intimate History.  This time he drove the process forward, asking if I'd like to read and review the book and if so could his publisher send me a copy?  Wow!  Having just finished the book, here goes the full review.Read more »
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