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The Double Helix (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as dna)
avg rating 3.83 — 20,264 ratings — published 1968
The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as dna)
avg rating 4.30 — 796 ratings — published 2016
The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as dna)
avg rating 4.00 — 7,689 ratings — published 2001
The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Uncovering Secrets, Reuniting Relatives, and Upending Who We Are (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as dna)
avg rating 4.00 — 3,317 ratings — published 2020
The Gene: An Intimate History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as dna)
avg rating 4.34 — 57,303 ratings — published 2016
DNA: The Secret of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as dna)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,844 ratings — published 2002
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 — 6,263 ratings — published 2018
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as dna)
avg rating 4.28 — 42,280 ratings — published 2021
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as dna)
avg rating 3.89 — 46,550 ratings — published 2019
The One (Dark Future #1)
by (shelved 11 times as dna)
avg rating 4.08 — 345,749 ratings — published 2016
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as dna)
avg rating 4.03 — 12,437 ratings — published 2016
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as dna)
avg rating 4.13 — 820,366 ratings — published 2010
The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as dna)
avg rating 4.01 — 603,472 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 — 11,059 ratings — published 2012
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as dna)
avg rating 4.06 — 28,389 ratings — published 1999
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as dna)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,084,068 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 3.77 — 193 ratings — published 2004
She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as dna)
avg rating 4.15 — 7,576 ratings — published 2018
The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as dna)
avg rating 4.17 — 7,723 ratings — published 1998
Darwin's Radio (Darwin's Radio, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as dna)
avg rating 3.73 — 16,860 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 — 55 ratings — published 2020
The Epigenetics Revolution (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as dna)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,512 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 — 31,196 ratings — published 2002
Last Chance to See (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as dna)
avg rating 4.32 — 26,499 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 — 2,219 ratings — published 2006
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Dirk Gently, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as dna)
avg rating 4.03 — 90,093 ratings — published 1988
The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as dna)
avg rating 3.91 — 17,745 ratings — published 2024
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 4.00 — 2,696 ratings — published 2023
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 4.47 — 70 ratings — published
The Soulmate Equation (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as dna)
avg rating 3.98 — 309,168 ratings — published 2021
Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as dna)
avg rating 4.14 — 2,794 ratings — published 2020
Genetic Genealogy in Practice (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as dna)
avg rating 4.42 — 143 ratings — published 2016
Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as dna)
avg rating 4.08 — 3,493 ratings — published 2014
Genetic Genealogy: The Basics and Beyond (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as dna)
avg rating 3.92 — 118 ratings — published 2013
The Selfish Gene (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 196,009 ratings — published 1976
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as dna)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,054,219 ratings — published 1979
Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as dna)
avg rating 4.28 — 25,422 ratings — published 1986
Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as dna)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,842 ratings — published 2019
Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 2,373 ratings — published 2018
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 — 872 ratings — published 2013
The Invisible History of the Human Race: How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as dna)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,652 ratings — published 2014
The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as dna)
avg rating 4.16 — 17,998 ratings — published 2005
The Stuff of Life: A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as dna)
avg rating 3.86 — 467 ratings — published 2008
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as dna)
avg rating 4.02 — 566,032 ratings — published 2011
Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as dna)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,841 ratings — published 2009
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as dna)
avg rating 3.97 — 150,192 ratings — published 1987
The Genetic Strand: Exploring a Family History Through DNA (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as dna)
avg rating 3.06 — 165 ratings — published 2007
Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as dna)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,639 ratings — published 2002
“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
“DNA is like a computer program but far, far more advanced than any software ever created.”
― The Road Ahead
― The Road Ahead
