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The Gene

by Siddhartha Mukherjee · 2016

Siddhartha Mukherjee's history of genetics, heredity, and the ethical stakes of modern genome science.

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Siddhartha Mukherjee · Oncologist and Pulitzer-winning author

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Bill Gates portrait in 2018 Bill GatesCo-founder, Microsoft; philanthropist

Mukherjee wrote this book for a lay audience.

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Evidence details Bill Gates Picked These Books as the Best of 2016

Gates included The Gene in his top books of 2016 list, highlighting the book's accessibility and relevance to modern genome technologies.

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TIME · 2016-12-05 · accessed 2026-06-20

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TIME reports Gates's 2016 Gates Notes book list and quotes his explanation for selecting The Gene.

Chris Dixon speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt in 2022 Chris DixonVenture investor; co-founder of SiteAdvisor and Hunch

Selected in Chris Dixon’s winter 2017 reading recommendations.

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Andreessen Horowitz · 2017-12-28 · accessed 2026-09-30

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Siddhartha MukherjeeOncologist and Pulitzer-winning author

Physician, cancer researcher, and author of major science histories including The Gene and The Emperor of All Maladies.

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