基因传
The Gene
Siddhartha Mukherjee · 初版 2016 年
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为什么值得读
- 穿插个人家族故事且文笔通俗不晦涩
- 深入探讨基因编辑相关的伦理议题
- 兼顾专业知识与面临筛查时的心理慰藉
The Gene: An Intimate History是由印度裔美国医生兼肿瘤学家Siddhartha Mukherjee撰写的著作。该书于2016年5月17日由Scribner出版。本书按时间顺序记录了基因与遗传学研究的历史，上溯至Aristotle，历经Crick、Watson和Franklin，直至21世纪绘制出人类基因组图谱的科学家们。书中探讨了遗传学在决定人们的健康与特质方面的强大力量，深入挖掘了Siddhartha Mukherjee家族自身的遗传史（包括精神疾病），但同时也发出了警示，呼吁人们不要
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如果让我重新开始职业生涯，这很可能就是我想投身的领域。我去年读了悉达多·穆克吉的《基因传》，直接被其中的无限可能给迷住了。我在想，作为一个具备通用编程技能的人，我能为这个领域贡献些什么…
If I were to restart my career, this is likely the field I'd pursue. I read The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee last year and just became enraptured in the possibilities. I'm wondering if there's anything I can contribute to that field as someone with general programming…
顺着这个思路，我也想推荐《基因传》[0]。作者让我学到了新东西（尽管我在大学学过生物化学），而且书里重点讨论了与基因编辑相关的伦理议题。它还直接探讨了…
In line with this, I'd also like to recommend 'The Gene'[0]. The author has informed me of new things (Even though I studied biochemistry during college) and also focused a lot on the ethical discussions relating to genetic modification. It also directly discusses…
…节哀。失智症和精神分裂症在我们家族也有，照顾后期的患者真的非常心力交瘁。我也一直深受同一个问题的折磨：要不要去查基因易感性。读完悉达多·穆克吉的《基因传》后（作者本人也面临类似境遇），在决定暂时不去检测后我得到了一些安慰。正如他在一次 NPR 采访中说的：>…
…your loss. Dementia and schizophrenia are present in my family as well and caring for those in the later stages has been really hard. I found myself torn by the same question of whether to test for genetic predisposition. After reading The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee, whose author is in a similar position, I have found some comfort in deciding not to test for now. As he says in an NPR interview: >…
如果你在遗传学方面是个门外汉，去看看悉达多·穆克吉的《基因传》吧——读起来一点都不晦涩，穿插了他结合遗传学讲的个人故事，非常引人入胜。他写癌症的那本书也很棒，《众病之王》
If you’re a layperson wrt genetics, check out ‘The Gene’ by Siddartha Mukherjee - it’s not too dense, interspersed with personal stories he relates to genetics and a great read. His book on cancer is also amazing, ‘Emperor of all maladies’
…http://gizmodo.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-crispr-... 。Radiolab 的这期播客也把这个概念拆解得非常透彻 - http://www.radiolab.org/story/antibodies-part-1-crispr/ 。我目前正在读这本书——《基因传》http://www.amazon.com/Gene-Intimate-History-Siddhartha-Mukhe... ，希望能更好地理解什么是基因，我觉得它写得实在太好了，即便对于一个上次学生物还是在…的人来说
…http://gizmodo.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-crispr-... . This podcast by Radiolab also breaks down the idea really well - http://www.radiolab.org/story/antibodies-part-1-crispr/ . I am currently reading this book - The Gene http://www.amazon.com/Gene-Intimate-History-Siddhartha-Mukhe... to gain a better understanding of what genes are and I have found it to be really well written even for someone who last studied biology…