Whеn а Gеnе Mаkеs You Smеll Likе а Fish: And Othеr Amаzing Tаlеs аbout thе Gеnеs in Your Body
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2006-05-01
List price: $27.00
From the gene that causes people to age prematurely to the "bitter gene" that may spawn broccoli haters, this book explores a few of the more exotic locales on the human genome, highlighting some of the tragic and bizarre ways our bodies go wrong when genes fall prey to mutation and the curious ways in which genes have evolved for our survival. Lisa Seachrist Chiu offers here a smorgasbord of stories about rare and not so rare genetic quirks--the gene that makes some people smell like a fish, the Black Urine Gene, the Werewolf Gene, the Calico Cat Gene. We read about the Dracula Gene, a ...