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The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 819 ratings — published 2016
The Double Helix (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 20,450 ratings — published 1968
The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Uncovering Secrets, Reuniting Relatives, and Upending Who We Are (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as dna)
avg rating 4.00 — 3,422 ratings — published 2020
The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as dna)
avg rating 4.00 — 7,747 ratings — published 2001
DNA: The Secret of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as dna)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,849 ratings — published 2002
The Gene: An Intimate History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as dna)
avg rating 4.34 — 58,606 ratings — published 2016
Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as dna)
avg rating 4.14 — 6,443 ratings — published 2018
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as dna)
avg rating 3.89 — 47,101 ratings — published 2019
The One (Dark Future #1)
by (shelved 11 times as dna)
avg rating 4.08 — 366,897 ratings — published 2016
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as dna)
avg rating 4.27 — 43,198 ratings — published 2021
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as dna)
avg rating 4.02 — 12,737 ratings — published 2016
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as dna)
avg rating 4.06 — 28,733 ratings — published 1999
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as dna)
avg rating 4.14 — 834,275 ratings — published 2010
The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)
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avg rating 4.01 — 610,836 ratings — published 2013
The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as dna)
avg rating 4.01 — 11,167 ratings — published 2012
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as dna)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,106,950 ratings — published 1990
Trace Your Roots with DNA: Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Tree (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as dna)
avg rating 3.78 — 194 ratings — published 2004
The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as dna)
avg rating 4.17 — 7,866 ratings — published 1998
Darwin's Radio (Darwin's Radio, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as dna)
avg rating 3.73 — 17,038 ratings — published 1999
Your DNA Guide, the book : step-by-step plans to connect you with your family using your DNA (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dna)
avg rating 4.22 — 54 ratings — published 2020
She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as dna)
avg rating 4.15 — 7,717 ratings — published 2018
The Epigenetics Revolution (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as dna)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,581 ratings — published 2011
The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dna)
avg rating 3.94 — 31,432 ratings — published 2002
Last Chance to See (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dna)
avg rating 4.32 — 26,795 ratings — published 1990
Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as dna)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,230 ratings — published 2006
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Dirk Gently, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as dna)
avg rating 4.03 — 90,625 ratings — published 1988
I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as dna)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,833 ratings — published 2023
Her Hidden Genius (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 18,827 ratings — published 2022
Research Like a Pro with DNA: A Genealogist's Guide to Finding and Confirming Ancestors with DNA Evidence (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as dna)
avg rating 4.46 — 70 ratings — published
The Soulmate Equation (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as dna)
avg rating 3.98 — 316,102 ratings — published 2021
Genetic Genealogy in Practice (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as dna)
avg rating 4.42 — 142 ratings — published 2016
Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 3,537 ratings — published 2014
Genetic Genealogy: The Basics and Beyond (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as dna)
avg rating 3.93 — 120 ratings — published 2013
The Selfish Gene (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 198,896 ratings — published 1976
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as dna)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,088,068 ratings — published 1979
Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 25,476 ratings — published 1986
The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 19,103 ratings — published 2024
Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as dna)
avg rating 4.14 — 2,865 ratings — published 2020
Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 3,887 ratings — published 2019
The Foundling: The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search for the Real Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as dna)
avg rating 3.98 — 4,805 ratings — published 2017
Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 2,430 ratings — published 2018
The Stranger in My Genes: A Memoir (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 1,248 ratings — published 2016
Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as dna)
avg rating 4.25 — 962 ratings — published 2012
Guide to DNA Testing: How to Identify Ancestors, Confirm Relationships, and Measure Ethnic Ancestry through DNA Testing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as dna)
avg rating 3.78 — 300 ratings — published 2014
Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as dna)
avg rating 3.83 — 875 ratings — published 2013
The Invisible History of the Human Race: How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 1,661 ratings — published 2014
The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 18,144 ratings — published 2005
The Stuff of Life: A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 469 ratings — published 2008
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)
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avg rating 4.02 — 575,254 ratings — published 2011
Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,862 ratings — published 2009
“Because the thing about viruses is that they're easily manipulated. The DNA they inject doesn't have to be destructive. It can be replaced with almost any kind of DNA you want, and it can be programmed to only replace certain parts of the host's genetic code. In other words, viruses are perfect vectors for genetic engineering.”
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“I placed some of the DNA on the ends of my fingers and rubbed them together. The stuff was sticky. It began to dissolve on my skin. 'It's melting -- like cotton candy.'
'Sure. That's the sugar in the DNA,' Smith said.
'Would it taste sweet?'
'No. DNA is an acid, and it's got salts in it. Actually, I've never tasted it.'
Later, I got some dried calf DNA. I placed a bit of the fluff on my tongue. It melted into a gluey ooze that stuck to the roof of my mouth in a blob. The blob felt slippery on my tongue, and the taste of pure DNA appeared. It had a soft taste, unsweet, rather bland, with a touch of acid and a hint of salt. Perhaps like the earth's primordial sea. It faded away.
Page 67, in Richard Preston's biographical essay on Craig Venter, "The Genome Warrior" (originally published in The New Yorker in 2000).”
― The Best American Science Writing 2001
'Sure. That's the sugar in the DNA,' Smith said.
'Would it taste sweet?'
'No. DNA is an acid, and it's got salts in it. Actually, I've never tasted it.'
Later, I got some dried calf DNA. I placed a bit of the fluff on my tongue. It melted into a gluey ooze that stuck to the roof of my mouth in a blob. The blob felt slippery on my tongue, and the taste of pure DNA appeared. It had a soft taste, unsweet, rather bland, with a touch of acid and a hint of salt. Perhaps like the earth's primordial sea. It faded away.
Page 67, in Richard Preston's biographical essay on Craig Venter, "The Genome Warrior" (originally published in The New Yorker in 2000).”
― The Best American Science Writing 2001
