Shrinking the Cat: Genetic Engineering Before We Knew about Genes (Paperback)

from satyridae

Hubbell's book is fascinating and absorbing. I loved the cogent explanation of ginger/not-ginger cat genes in the formation of calico cats. I liked the section on apples too, though Hubbell's description of John "Johnny Appleseed" Chapman diverges wildly from other sources I remember reading long...

from NielsenGW

Every living thing on the planet has been genetically modified. Each generation forces changes on the next. Most of the time, this modification is natural and inevitable, but sometimes a helping hand intervenes. Ever since humans learned how to grow food, they have been selectively breeding crops...

from TheDivineOomba

Not what I was expecting - based on the introduction, I thought this was going to be a rant at anti genetic engineering people. Instead, what I got was an interesting history of how three different animals and plants were changed (genetically engineered) by humans over a long period of time. It w...