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Title	:	Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body
Author	:	Armand Marie Leroi
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 448 pages
Published	:	January 25th 2005 by Penguin Books (first published 2003)
Categories	:	Science. Nonfiction. Biology. Health. Medicine. Medical. History

Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body

Armand Marie Leroi

Paperback | Pages: 448 pages

Rating: 4.04 | 3378 Users | 238 Reviews

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Mutants gives a brilliant narrative account of our genetic code and the captivating people whose bodies have revealed it--a French convent girl who found herself changing sex at puberty; children who, echoing Homer's Cyclops, are born with a single eye in the middle of their foreheads; a village of long-lived Croatian dwarves; one family, whose bodies were entirely covered with hair, was kept at the Burmese royal court for four generations and gave Darwin one of his keenest insights into heredity. This elegant, humane, and engaging book "captures what we know of the development of what makes us human" (Nature).

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Original Title:	Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body
ISBN:	0142004820 (ISBN13: 9780142004821)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Guardian First Book Award (2004)

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Life is beautiful, but the process of creating life involves variation and some of those variations have horrified and fascinated people through history. This book alternates historical with contemporary understanding of mutants, to powerful effect. A book purely of ancient misconceptions (heh) of science gets dull quickly. A book purely of how we understand biology to work also gets dull quickly. The author's explanation of historical understanding, and the elegant science writing makes this

Great book .very informative.

I pretty much read this for the grotesque factor. Had some decent history and genetic information but I was trying to get to the gross stuff and skimmed over it.

Trigger warnings!There are some things in here that aren't in your average book on genetics, so I'm going to make a little list of things to watch out for if you read this. If I've missed anything, let me know and I'll add it. The book as a whole is not offensive at all, see my note after the list. - fetal development and ways it can go wrong... This is discussed AT LENGTH, and it's not a bad thing, but I could imagine this being a TERRIBLE read if you're pregnant or have been lately.-

A very interesting look at mutations and genetics. Lots of cool anecdotes throughout the book which adds greatly to the understanding of the various mutations that are discussed. The topics are discussed in a manner which is respectful while still being intriguing and insightful.

i've now read this book twice and all i can say is that leroi has a rare skill; he is able to present dense scientific facts in a way that borders on poetic. his fascination with genetics is apparent in the loving detail with which he writes. i particularly loved the way he started each section with a tale from the annals of history, giving a very personal voice to each of the "disorders" he describes.