What'S In Your Genes?

This book deserved a 10-on-10. The writing style is super-friendly, there is plenty humor to make you want to read a bit more, every time you want to put this down. Plenty of fun facts to brag about around your friends!I bought this book for pleasure reading only to realize it's potential as a "co-academic" book (I invented this word, don't try to look it up.). This explains the basics of all the key processes viz. The central dogma, chromosome packing, inheritance, genetic disorders, among others in a very easy to understand way. It is my belief that any biology student who reads this before going through the "Formal Textbook" chapters will be able to pickup things faster and better.This is the kind of book that draws people to science. Love it! Highly recommended.

One of the best books I ever read.In a short details it gives you the information about our genes.Easy to understand for a casual reader like me.It describes the basic concepts about our genes and variations in nature which fulfilled my quest.Thanks Katie for such a nice book.

Perfect for anyone who wants to learn about genetics without having to go to a textbook

Really enjoyed this as an introduction for KS4 and KS5 reading

"Guys! Baldness has nothing to do with your dad!" This is just one of the super fun and enlightening chapters in McKissick's book. Most of us aren't scientists and those who are may not be as interesting, funny, clever, and creative as this author. (Okay, let's face it—most aren't—but Katie is!) What's in your genes is for everyone—scientists and lay people, alike.From the color of your eyes to the length of your hair, "What's in Your Genes?" will help you to fast and easily decode your DNA. I have bought this book for my family and my friends. I keep my copy nearby and have had a blast learning why I'm a lefty and why those 4 little letters in my DNA make me who I am.I'll be featuring this book and Katie McKissick on my FB Fans of Anne Bruce page this weekend. The fun doesn't stop in the last chapter, "The Future of Genetics." Trust me, this author is a super great example of how being a scientist, a fabulous author, an innovator, and creative biologist, cartoonist and more, is just what the world needs right now!!!!!

What a fantastic book! It covers genetics at a pretty simple level, however, the reader should have a basic understanding of biology before picking it up if they want to enjoy it to its fullest. I have never been good at genetics (I skipped that day in high school...seriously!) and since then have been embarrassingly bad in this area of a biology. As an environmental biologist it's something I feel as though I should know better but have managed to avoid thus far. Thankfully, this book came along and accurately summed up my thoughts on genetics - when read through a textbook (hint - it's boring). This book has given me a renewed interest and understanding in genetics and has encouraged me to retake those genetics classes I hated so much. Definitely recommended this book to biologists and non-biologists alike! I might just buy copies for all my friends for Christmas! Thank you Katie for the great read!

Das Buch "What's In Your Genes?" geht auf die Grundlagen der Genetik, Vererbungslehre und Merkmalsausbildung ein.Man sollte sich jedoch vor dem Kauf im Klaren sein, dass das Englisch im Buch nicht speziell für nicht-Muttersprachler geschrieben ist. Es ist, finde ich, gut verständlich geschrieben - allerdings habe ich sowohl Englisch als auch Biologie studiert. Jemand der einige Jahre Englisch in der Schule gelernt (und dabei aufgepasst) hat, sollte dennoch wenig Probleme mit der Sprache haben, wenn er/sie bereit ist das ein oder andere Wort nachzuschlagen.Wer sich in Englisch sicher fühlt und seine Genetik-Kenntnisse auffrischen will, oder sie noch erlangen muss, der ist mit diesem Buch wirklich gut bedient.Mathematische Probleme werden sehr lustig gelöst und auch herausgehoben - und viele Fachworte besonders gut erklärt.Natürlich geht das Buch nicht auf die letzten Details ein, es soll ja aber auch nur einen Überblick verschaffen und kann Grundkenntnisse vermitteln.Fachlich korrekt ist es in jedem Fall, die "unkorrekten" Bezeichnungen werden immer deutlich markiert und sind anschaulich gewählt.

Me gusta mucho el libro, y tiene un lenguaje muy fácil, se entiende bastante. Ojala estuviera en español, se lo recomendaria a mis alumnos para que aprendieran un poco más sobre genética. Merece la pena la compra.