Ingenious: Siddhartha Mukherjee

The oncologist, researcher, and writer on genetics, medicine, and identity

Mar 29, 2019 · 16 min read

By Michael Segal

Siddhartha Mukherjee feels his science deeply. As much as any contemporary science writer, he reminds us that the actors, subjects, and interpreters of science are human beings. His most recent book, The Gene: An Intimate History, is nominally…

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