50 grandi idee genetica

Como libro de divulgación, que lo es, cumple su cometido; como libro de genética sus contenidos ya son mas cuestionables que útiles. En el libro se recogen 50 pequeñas píldoras científicas que tratan un aspecto de la genética que, a modo de mosaico, se enlazan e imbrican hasta crear lo que seria un Leggi tutto

This is a really good basic book. It is arranged in four page increments, with little sidebars of information, so it is 200 pages of information plus index and glossary. The information is basic and presented in very simple terms. He touches on the morality that people argue about, presenting the b

For a book written about genetics from 10 years ago (so much has been discovered since), it provides a solid background that’s not too detailed. This is expected from pop-sci and it’s perfectly okay. In fact, I think this should be required reading for introductory level biology, because in its brev Leggi tutto

The book is written in such way that anyone with average knowledge of genetics can learn much,and biologists, like me, can explore the history, and people who stand behind present scientifical facts. I recomend it to all who want to know more about genes, GMO, or history of science in general.

Quite a good pop science book on genetics. I enjoyed the structure, where each "idea" was given four pages, with an important timeline, a couple brief anecdotes and a summary of the big idea. Very easy to glean the most important bits for any particular discovery or technology. This did lead to glos Leggi tutto

I think this might be the best book in the 50 ideas you really need to know series. The topic is constrained enough that the author was able to strike a good balance between introduction and depth. The topics covered are interesting and would probably be of interest to most lay-readers. The sections t Leggi tutto

nie wiem czy jebnął się tłumacz czy autor ale sporo skrótów myślowych można źle zinterpretować jak się nie siedzi w temacie. jak biotechnolożka dowiedziałam się troche o historii genetyki i samych genetykach, o samych opisywanych zjawiskach już trochę mniej. wszystkie eseje są w fajnej kolejności bo Leggi tutto

Aborda temas bastante amplios retratando la complejidad de la genética, rama biologica tan importante hoy en día (y que nos debería interesar a todos) en un lenguaje sencillo, lo cual es esencial en la divulgación científica.