- Evolution (636)
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Bestsellers
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The Selfish Gene
- By: Richard Dawkins
- Narrated by: Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Dawkins' brilliant reformulation of the theory of natural selection has the distinction of having provoked as much excitement and interest outside the scientific community as within it....
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Better than print!
- By J. D. May on 07-31-12
By: Richard Dawkins
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Lifespan
- Why We Age - and Why We Don't Have To
- By: David A. Sinclair PhD, Matthew D. LaPlante
- Narrated by: David A. Sinclair PhD
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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This paradigm-shifting audiobook shows how almost everything we think we know about aging is wrong, offers a front-row seat to the amazing global effort to slow, stop, and reverse aging, and calls listeners to consider a future where aging can be treated....
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Incredible
- By Nikolai B.G on 09-13-19
By: David A. Sinclair PhD, and others
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Homo Sapiens Rediscovered
- The Scientific Revolution Rewriting Our Origins
- By: Paul Pettitt
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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In this accessible account palaeoarchaeologist Paul Pettitt shows how the latest scientific advances, especially in genetics, are revolutionizing our understanding of human evolution....
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A Good Overview
- By Brandon on 02-08-23
By: Paul Pettitt
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Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
- By: Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan
- Narrated by: Nick Sagan, Ann Druyan, Clinnette Minnis
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
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World renowned scientist Carl Sagan and acclaimed author Ann Druyan have written a lucid and riveting account of how humans got to be the way we are....
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A very important read, poor audio performance
- By Tyeen Taylor on 03-17-19
By: Carl Sagan, and others
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The Gene
- An Intimate History
- By: Siddhartha Mukherjee
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Length: 19 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Mukherjee animates the quest to understand human heredity and its surprising influence on our lives, personalities, identities, fates, and choices....
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It's a Wonderful Book
- By JKC on 06-02-16
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A Crack in Creation
- Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
- By: Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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The cheapest, simplest, most effective way of manipulating DNA ever known, CRISPR may well give us the cure to HIV, genetic diseases, and some cancers....
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In to the abyss we ascend, a scary future
- By Philomath on 06-17-17
By: Jennifer A. Doudna, and others
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The Selfish Gene
- By: Richard Dawkins
- Narrated by: Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Dawkins' brilliant reformulation of the theory of natural selection has the distinction of having provoked as much excitement and interest outside the scientific community as within it....
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Better than print!
- By J. D. May on 07-31-12
By: Richard Dawkins
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Lifespan
- Why We Age - and Why We Don't Have To
- By: David A. Sinclair PhD, Matthew D. LaPlante
- Narrated by: David A. Sinclair PhD
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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This paradigm-shifting audiobook shows how almost everything we think we know about aging is wrong, offers a front-row seat to the amazing global effort to slow, stop, and reverse aging, and calls listeners to consider a future where aging can be treated....
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Incredible
- By Nikolai B.G on 09-13-19
By: David A. Sinclair PhD, and others
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Homo Sapiens Rediscovered
- The Scientific Revolution Rewriting Our Origins
- By: Paul Pettitt
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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In this accessible account palaeoarchaeologist Paul Pettitt shows how the latest scientific advances, especially in genetics, are revolutionizing our understanding of human evolution....
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A Good Overview
- By Brandon on 02-08-23
By: Paul Pettitt
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Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
- By: Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan
- Narrated by: Nick Sagan, Ann Druyan, Clinnette Minnis
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
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World renowned scientist Carl Sagan and acclaimed author Ann Druyan have written a lucid and riveting account of how humans got to be the way we are....
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A very important read, poor audio performance
- By Tyeen Taylor on 03-17-19
By: Carl Sagan, and others
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The Gene
- An Intimate History
- By: Siddhartha Mukherjee
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Length: 19 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Mukherjee animates the quest to understand human heredity and its surprising influence on our lives, personalities, identities, fates, and choices....
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It's a Wonderful Book
- By JKC on 06-02-16
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A Crack in Creation
- Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
- By: Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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The cheapest, simplest, most effective way of manipulating DNA ever known, CRISPR may well give us the cure to HIV, genetic diseases, and some cancers....
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In to the abyss we ascend, a scary future
- By Philomath on 06-17-17
By: Jennifer A. Doudna, and others
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From Darwin to Derrida
- Selfish Genes, Social Selves, and the Meanings of Life
- By: David Haig, Daniel C. Dennett - foreword
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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In From Darwin to Derrida, evolutionary biologist David Haig explains how a physical world of matter in motion gave rise to a living world of purpose and meaning. Natural selection, a process without purpose, gives rise to purposeful beings who find meaning in the world....
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Highly recommended.
- By Douglas Osborne on 04-17-21
By: David Haig, and others
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Neanderthal Man
- In Search of Lost Genomes
- By: Svante Pääbo
- Narrated by: Dennis Holland
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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A riveting story about a visionary researcher and the nature of scientific inquiry, Neanderthal Man offers rich insight into the fundamental question of who we are....
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Excellent science tale
- By Neuron on 01-19-15
By: Svante Pääbo
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Signature in the Cell
- DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design
- By: Stephen C. Meyer
- Narrated by: Derek Shetterly
- Length: 19 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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This controversial and compelling audiobook from Dr. Stephen C. Meyer presents a convincing new case for intelligent design based on revolutionary discoveries in science and DNA....
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Intelligent Design vs Chance
- By Nevin on 03-03-17
By: Stephen C. Meyer
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The Double Helix
- A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
- By: James D. Watson
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner, Roger Clark
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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By identifying the structure of DNA, the molecule of life, Francis Crick and James Watson revolutionized biochemistry and won themselves a Nobel Prize....
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Star for Watson, Crick, Wilkins, AND for FRANKLIN
- By Darwin8u on 04-26-14
By: James D. Watson
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The Tangled Tree
- A Radical New History of Life
- By: David Quammen
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Nonpareil science writer David Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology can change our understanding of evolution and life’s history, with powerful implications for human health and even our own human nature....
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Very Enjoyable and Readable
- By Dennis on 08-18-18
By: David Quammen
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Unlocking the Hidden History of DNA
- By: Sam Kean, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Sam Kean
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
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Locked inside the DNA of every species that ever lived are endless stories - about origins, ancestors, fate, and much more. Until recently, these secrets were completely inaccessible. But with the help of new technologies, scientists are now reading the hidden history of DNA....
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Great course
- By MyGrnEyesF on 04-29-21
By: Sam Kean, and others
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Life Unfolding
- How the Human Body Creates Itself
- By: Jamie A. Davies
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Highlighting how embryological knowledge is being used to understand why bodies age and fail, Jamie A. Davies explores the profound and fascinating impacts of our newfound knowledge....
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Fascinating Biology ; Distracting Narration
- By Tim on 03-01-15
By: Jamie A. Davies
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The Forever Witness
- How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder
- By: Edward Humes
- Narrated by: Edward Humes
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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A relentless detective and an amateur genealogist solve a haunting cold case—and launch a crime-fighting revolution that tests the fragile line between justice and privacy....
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Compelling
- By MLB on 01-17-23
By: Edward Humes
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She Has Her Mother's Laugh
- The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity
- By: Carl Zimmer
- Narrated by: Joe Ochman
- Length: 20 hrs and 32 mins
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Award-winning, celebrated New York Times columnist and science writer Carl Zimmer presents a profoundly original perspective on what we pass along from generation to generation....
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Changed this strict genetic determinist's mind
- By Anonymous User on 06-11-18
By: Carl Zimmer
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Editing Humanity
- The CRISPR Revolution and the New Era of Genome Editing
- By: Kevin Davies
- Narrated by: Kevin Davies
- Length: 16 hrs and 17 mins
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Editing Humanity takes listeners inside the fascinating world of a new gene editing technology called CRISPR, a high-powered genetic toolkit that enables scientists to not only engineer but to edit the DNA of any organism down to the individual building blocks of the genetic code....
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Excellent content, solid execution
- By Samuel Finlayson on 01-25-21
By: Kevin Davies
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From One Cell
- A Journey into Life's Origins and the Future of Medicine
- By: Ben Stanger
- Narrated by: Noah James Butler
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
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Physician and researcher Ben Stanger offers a glimpse into what scientists are discovering about how life and the body take shape, and how these revelations stand to revolutionize medicine and the future of human health....
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great content
- By Amazon Customer on 01-22-24
By: Ben Stanger
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Epigenetics
- The Ultimate Mystery of Inheritance
- By: Richard C. Francis
- Narrated by: Kurt Elftmann
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Goodbye, genetic blueprint.... The first book for general listeners on the game-changing field of epigenetics....
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Good on Eugenics, horrible on political bias
- By Grant on 06-03-15
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The Deeper Genome
- Why There Is More to the Human Genome than Meets the Eye
- By: John Parrington
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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Over a decade ago, as the Human Genome Project completed its mapping of the entire human genome, hopes ran high that we would rapidly be able to use our knowledge of human genes....
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Great Scientific Writing/ Wrong Narrator
- By Richard on 11-24-15
By: John Parrington
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Ancestors in Our Genome
- The New Science of Human Evolution
- By: Eugene E. Harris
- Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
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In Ancestors in Our Genome, molecular anthropologist Eugene E. Harris presents us with a complete and up-to-date account of the evolution of the human genome and our species....
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Population genetics textbook with bad narrator
- By Talia on 05-25-20
By: Eugene E. Harris
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Origin
- A Genetic History of the Americas
- By: Jennifer Raff
- Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau, Jennifer Raff - Interview, Yvonne Russo - Interview
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
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From celebrated anthropologist Jennifer Raff comes the untold story - and fascinating mystery - of how humans migrated to the Americas....
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A Superb Account Of The Science Of Indigenous American Anthropology
- By Linda S. on 02-21-22
By: Jennifer Raff
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The Genetic Lottery
- Why DNA Matters for Social Equality
- By: Kathryn Paige Harden
- Narrated by: Katherine Fenton
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
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In The Genetic Lottery, Harden introduces listeners to the latest genetic science, dismantling dangerous ideas about racial superiority and challenging us to grapple with what equality really means in a world where people are born different....
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Mix of Genetic Science and Ideology
- By James on 10-12-21
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Aliméntate según tus genes [Eat According to Your Genes]
- Una revolucionaria guía de nutrición para desacelerar el envejecimiento y silenciar las enfermedades [A Revolutionary Nutrition Guide to Slow Aging and Silence Disease]
- By: Alejandra Ponce
- Narrated by: Carla Barreto
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
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No hay ningún plan de alimentación funcional para todo el mundo: lo que a unos les sienta bien, a otros puede hacerles daño. ¿Cómo se explica? Por el código genético, que es absolutamente único en cada persona....
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Muy interesante
- By Mario Lora on 01-02-24
By: Alejandra Ponce
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What Do You Think You Are?
- The Science of What Makes You You
- By: Brian Clegg
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
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Popular science master Brian Clegg’s new book is an entertaining tour through the science of what makes you you. From the atomic level, through life and energy to genetics and personality, it explores how the billions of particles which make up you have come to be....
By: Brian Clegg
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Time, Love, Memory
- A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior
- By: Jonathan Weiner
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
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The story of Seymour Benzer, the scientist whose study of genetics and experiments with fruit fly genes has helped revolutionize our knowledge of the connections between DNA and behavior....
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This is a profound science book
- By Timothy A. Smith on 05-12-10
By: Jonathan Weiner
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Sexual Selection
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Marlene Zuk, Leigh W. Simmons
- Narrated by: Randye Kaye
- Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
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This Very Short Introduction uncovers the history of our understanding of sexual selection, from Darwin's key insights to the modern day....
By: Marlene Zuk, and others
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The Genome Odyssey
- Medical Mysteries and the Incredible Quest to Solve Them
- By: Dr. Euan Angus Ashley
- Narrated by: Dr. Euan Angus Ashley
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
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Dr. Euan Ashley, Stanford professor of medicine and genetics, brings the breakthroughs of precision medicine to vivid life through the real diagnostic journeys of his patients and the tireless efforts of his fellow doctors and scientists as they hunt to prevent, predict, and beat disease....
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Interesting at times but repetitive, badly written
- By kenissur on 07-11-22
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Mean Genes
- By: Terry Burnham, Jay Phelan
- Narrated by: Pat Woodruff
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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Why do we want - and do - so many things that are bad for us? We vow to lose those extra five pounds, put money in the bank, and mend neglected relationships...
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Entertainment, not Science
- By Jen McD on 03-16-05
By: Terry Burnham, and others
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DNA Is Not Destiny
- The Remarkable, Completely Misunderstood Relationship Between You and Your Genes
- By: Steven J. Heine
- Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
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Around 250,000 people have had their genomes sequenced, and scientists expect that number to rise to one billion by 2025....
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Skeptics Guide to Genetic Essentialist thinking
- By Chris Avalos on 07-10-17
By: Steven J. Heine
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Blueprint
- How DNA Makes Us Who We Are
- By: Robert Plomin
- Narrated by: Robert Plomin
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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In Blueprint, behavioral geneticist Robert Plomin describes how the DNA revolution has made DNA personal by giving us the power to predict our psychological strengths and weaknesses from birth....
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good until Plomin inserted political opinions
- By Daniel Lathen on 02-27-19
By: Robert Plomin