
DNA Is Not Destiny
the remarkable, completely misunderstood relationship between you and your genes
$54.26
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
21 September 2018
Summary
DNA Is Not Destiny: Unraveling the Myths of Genetic Control
Scientists predict that by 2025, a staggering one billion individuals will have undergone genome sequencing. However, cultural psychologist Steven J. Heine contends that our quest to understand ourselves and our origins through DNA analysis is fraught with the potential for misinterpretation. Heine’s groundbreaking insights into the capabilities and boundaries of genetic engineering and DNA testing challenge established bel…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9780393355802 |
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ISBN-10: | 0393355802 |
Author: | Steven J. Heine |
Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 352 |
Release Date: | 21 September 2018 |
Weight: | 275g |
Dimensions: | 211mm x 140mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
“This brilliant, invaluable book sets straight crucial matters of heredity and environment and their interaction–and does so in lively and lucid prose.”
An accessible contribution to what the author calls ‘genetic literacy’ and a satisfyingly hard-edged work of popular science.– “Kirkus Reviews”Steven Heine is one of the leading cultural psychologists in the world…. a trustworthy guide through the moral minefield of genetic differences.–Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous MindThis brilliant, invaluable book sets straight crucial matters of heredity and environment and their interaction–and does so in lively and lucid prose.–Richard Nisbett, author of Mindware
About The Author
Steven J. Heine
Steven J. Heine is Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Social and Cultural Psychology at the University of British Columbia and author of Cultural Psychology, the top-selling textbook in the field. He lives in Vancouver, Canada.
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