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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Inheritance is a cultural construct as well as biological process.
Chapter 3: Genetics’ early pioneer was a nineteenth-century monk from Austria.
Chapter 4: DNA has transformed genealogical testing.
Chapter 5: Genetics isn’t the sole factor determining our adult height.
Chapter 6: We don’t always inherit a single, discrete DNA set.
Chapter 7: There’s a reason single cells create such complex living forms.
Chapter 8: Acquired traits may pass down to the following generation.
Chapter 9: Genetic mutations influence our appetite for dairy.
Description
She Has Her Mother’s Laugh (2018) probes the contemporary understanding of genetics and heredity, and provides an accessible history of the subject from the time of the Ancient Greeks onwards. Author Carl Zimmer also looks to the future, forecasting genetic developments on the horizon and unpacking what they might mean for humanity.
Who Should Listen
- Science enthusiasts who want to round out their understanding of genetics and DNA
- History buffs who enjoy reading about science and medicine
- Amateur genealogists with an interest in getting to the roots of their family trees