Adam Rutherford Knihy

Kniha se zabývá tím, co dnes dokážeme vyčíst ze struktury lidských genomů, což nám odhaluje nejen naši minulost, ale především budoucnost. V první části autor analyzuje historii lidstva od prvních hominidů po současného Homo sapiens, přičemž využívá DNA získanou z fosilních nálezů a lidských ostatků. Ukazuje, že vývoj lidstva byl mnohem složitější, než jsme si dosud mysleli. Druhá část se zaměřuje na to, kým jsme dnes, a na to, co výzkum DNA odhaluje o rodinách, národech, rasách, zdraví a psychologii. Genomika má potenciál zásadně proměnit medicínu, ale s tím souvisejí i etické otázky ohledně využívání těchto poznatků. Genomika se rychle vyvíjí a každý týden přináší nové výsledky, jako jsou objasnění dědičných chorob, poznatky o virech a úpravy genomů pomocí metody CRISPR-Cas9. Tato metoda zásadně mění možnosti praktického využití genomiky a vyvstává otázka, jaká omezení by si lidstvo mělo stanovit při jejím používání. Máme právo upravovat lidský genom? Jsme schopni bezpečně a přesně provádět genové terapie? A jaké morální a etické otázky s tím souvisejí? Jaké hrozby mohou tyto úpravy představovat pro budoucí generace?

Exploring the forefront of synthetic biology, this book delves into how contemporary scientists are pushing the limits of evolution to create entirely new organisms. By harnessing innovative engineering techniques, they aim to address critical global challenges and develop groundbreaking inventions that were once thought to belong to the realm of science fiction.

Tells a story that uses science to explain what life is and where it first came from, offering answers to the very grandest of questions before arriving at a fresh solution.

A short, highly directed guide to an area of science that is little understood but increasingly part of public discourse by the Sunday Times bestselling author of HOW TO ARGUE WITH A RACIST

In Rutherford and Fry's comprehensive guidebook, they tell the complete story of the universe and absolutely everything in it - skipping over some of the boring parts. This is a celebration of the weirdness of the cosmos, the strangeness of humans and the fact that amid all the mess, we can somehow make sense of life. Our brains have evolved to tell us all sorts of things that feel intuitively right but just aren't true- the world looks flat, the stars seem fixed in the heavenly firmament, a day is 24 hours... This book is crammed full of tales of how stuff really works. With the power of science, Rutherford and Fry show us how to bypass our monkey-brains, taking us on a journey from the origin of time and space, via planets, galaxies, evolution, the dinosaurs, all the way into our minds, and wrestling with some truly head- scratching questions that only science can answer- What is time, and where does it come from? Why are animals the size and shape they are? How horoscopes work (Spoiler- they don't, but you think they do) Does my dog love me? Why nothing is truly round

In Rutherford and Fry's comprehensive guidebook, they tell the complete story of the universe and absolutely everything in it - skipping over some of the boring parts. This is a celebration of the weirdness of the cosmos, the strangeness of humans and the fact that amid all the mess, we can somehow make sense of life. Our brains have evolved to tell us all sorts of things that feel intuitively right but just aren't true- the world looks flat, the stars seem fixed in the heavenly firmament, a day is 24 hours... This book is crammed full of tales of how stuff really works. With the power of science, Rutherford and Fry show us how to bypass our monkey-brains, taking us on a journey from the origin of time and space, via planets, galaxies, evolution, the dinosaurs, all the way into our minds, and wrestling with some truly head-scratching questions that only science can answer- What is time, and where does it come from? Why are animals the size and shape they are? What is a thought? How horoscopes work (Spoiler- they don't, but you think they do) Does my dog love me? Why nothing is truly round Do you need your eyes to see?

'A brilliant, authoritative, surprising, captivating introduction to human genetics. You'll be spellbound' Brian Cox This is a story about you. It is the history of who you are and how you came to be. It is unique to you, as it is to each of the 100 billion modern humans who have ever drawn breath. But it is also our collective story, because in every one of our genomes we each carry the history of our species - births, deaths, disease, war, famine, migration and a lot of sex. In this captivating journey through the expanding landscape of genetics, Adam Rutherford reveals what our genes now tell us about human history, and what history can now tell us about our genes. From Neanderthals to murder, from redheads to race, dead kings to plague, evolution to epigenetics, this is a demystifying and illuminating new portrait of who we are and how we came to be. *** 'A thoroughly entertaining history of Homo sapiens and its DNA in a manner that displays popular science writing at its best' Observer 'Magisterial, informative and delightful' Peter Frankopan 'An extraordinary adventure...From the Neanderthals to the Vikings, from the Queen of Sheba to Richard III, Rutherford goes in search of our ancestors, tracing the genetic clues deep into the past' Alice Roberts

Provides an overview of 20th century women's lives, covering what the reader want to know about the suffragettes, early 'type-writers', contraception, and work in wartime; and it complements Persephone's other books by exploring factually what they, indirectly, explore in fiction.

Introduction -- Skin in the game -- Your ancestors are my ancestors -- Black Power -- White matter -- Conclusion and recapitulation.