Genetics for Beginners

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Genetics for Beginners , republished as Introducing Genetics , is a 1993 graphical study guide for Genetics written by Steve Jones and illustrated by Borin Van Loon. Volume, according to the publisher's website, "takes the reader on a journey through this new science to the discovery of DNA and the heart of the human gene map," and, "gives us information," to "make moral decisions where genetics plays a role."

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Publishing history

This volume was originally published in the UK by Icon Books in 1993 as Genetics for Beginners , and then reissued with different covers as Introducing Genetics and Introducing Genetics: A Graphic Guide .

The book is described, by illustrator Borin Van Loon, as a companion to Darwin for Beginners (1982), previous volumes in the series, and as a stand-in for the out-of-print DNA DNA for Beginners (1983), both of which are illustrated.

Edition:

• Genetics for Beginners . Icon Books. 1993. ISBNÃ, 1874166129.
• Introducing Genetics . Icon Books. 2000. ISBN: 1840461209.
• Introducing Genetics: Graphics Guide . Icon Books. 2011. ISBN: 1848312954. Ã,

Related volumes in series:

• Miller, Jonathan; Van Loon, Borin (1992). Darwin for Beginners . Icon Books. ISBN: 1874166013.
• Evans, Dylan; ZÃÆ'¡rate, Oscar (1999). Introducing Evolutionary Psychology . Icon Books.
• Evans, Dylan; Selina, Howard (2001). Introducing Evolution . Icon Books. ISBN: 1840462655.
• Ennis, Cath; Pugh, Oliver (2017). Introducing Epigenetics . Icon Books.

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Reception

Eric Reeve, writing in Genetical Research, describes volumes as a "very odd booklet," the goal being to "introduce non-scientists into the intricacies, joys and threats of modern genetics," which do not would surprise him, "if it becomes a cult book in a small way."

"A small number of texts are heavily fragmented by Steve Jones," blackmailed, according to Reeve, "into small sections on most pages," "tend to have no continuity and consist primarily of small nuggets of genetic knowledge that would give readers a very simple about the subject, "although he admits," some impressive phrases may be embedded in the mind [the reader] for use at parties. "

"[T] he's a prominent image of Van Loon," Reeve argued, while "clever, often humorous," apparently intended for, "entered in many games of words and jokes," and "totally not designed," fill in the gaps in the education of the reader, "meaning that they," make very little contribution to the knowledge of the reader, and in many cases will mislead or confuse him. "

"[T] his book is an important missed opportunity," as Reeve concludes, "Steve Jones has a chance to produce a basic book that will fire readers who ask for further efforts in self-education rather than let them just admire the clever images and laugh at jokes. "

Borin van Loon, volume illustrator, has responded to Reeve's criticism by stating that, "We are not convinced that [Reeve] is quite 'getting' the idea of ​​a documentary comic book."

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Legacy

Van Loon's illustrations from this book inspire his mural Health Matters Gallery at the Science Museum, London, opened on June 9, 1994 by Professor James Watson, and featured in a special exhibit, >, at the Whipple Museum of the History of Science at Cambridge in 2003.

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References

Source of the article : Wikipedia