The Body: A Guide for Occupants

By Bill Bryson (2019) Pages: 450, Final verdict: Should-read In the early 2000s I remember seeing an odd book at the front store of a bookshop. Its unusual title - A Short History of Nearly Everything - caught my attention. It told the story of the world (starting with the... Read more

Biology

A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution

By Jennifer A. Doudna (2016) Pages: 281, Final verdict: Should-read The power of controlling human evolution has long been an endeavour reserved to realm of science fiction. For billions of years, our biological destiny has been dictated by nature, expressed in Darwin's theory of evolution, where random genetic... Read more

Science Biology

Get new book reviews every month, and some extra we read or heard great things about.

Eradication: Ridding the World of Diseases Forever?

By Nancy Stepan (2011) Pages: 260, Final verdict: Great-read Disease eradication is something we hardly think about in the west. Smallpox and Polio are distant memories buried in our high school history books and we only remember Malaria and Dengue when we're planning our next vacation. For this... Read more

Science Biology

Spring Chicken: Stay Young Forever (or Die Trying)

By Bill Gifford (2015) Pages: 384, Final verdict: Should-read The question of why we grow old and how to stop it has intrigued us for long. As early as 1889, Professor Brown-Séquard - known as the father of endocrinology - stood in front of the Societé of Biologie to present... Read more

Biology

Showing 4 results for Biology reviews. Clear filters