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Reviewed on January 1, 2016 | Science and Technology
Single genes do not hijack organisms to perpetuate themselves. Instead, according to Yanai (biology, Technion, Israel) and Lercher (bioinformatics, Heinriche Heine Univ., Germany), societies of genes work biochemical wonders for survival. In approachable language laced with metaphor, the authors explain how cancer breaches eight defenses, bacteria develop antibiotic resistance, and immune systems create precisely targeted B-cells. Sl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
