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Author: Daniel M. Davis
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Download for free books The Compatibility Gene: How Our Bodies Fight Disease, Attract Others, and Define Our Selves [Kindle Edition] Free Download for everyone book 4shared, mediafire, hotfile, and mirror link The Compatibility Gene takes readers on a global journey of discovery spanning 60 years, involving scores of scientists, and encompassing the history of transplants and immunology. That journey has revealed astonishing links between who we are as individuals and our never-ceasing struggle to survive disease.
Most of the 25,000 genes we possess are the same for all of us. Compatibility genes are those that vary most from person to person and give each of us a unique molecular signature. These genes determine both the extent to which we are susceptible to a vast range of illnesses and the different ways each of us fights disease. In The Compatibility Gene, distinguished immunologist Daniel Davis draws on new research to suggest a number of even more fascinating-and controversial-conclusions about compatibility genes: that we find others more or less sexy according to their compatibility genes (dating services are starting to match people in this way); that the wiring between some neurons is kept or broken according to the activity of compatibility genes; and that compatibility genes influence the chances of a couple having a successful pregnancy. Profoundly personal, life-forming and life-changing decisions appear to be governed by the actions of a few inherited genes. Most importantly, Davis proposes that because we each respond slightly differently to any particular disease, in the not-too-distant future vaccines and other medications may be tailored to match our compatibility genes, a revolutionary breakthrough in the fight against disease.
Including vivid portraits of the scientists who worked tirelessly to unlock the secrets of compatibility genes, as well as patients who survived disease due to lucky genetic inheritances, The Compatibility Gene explains an aspect of human biology that will undoubtedly have profound impacts on medical practice in the 21st Century.Download latest books on mediafire and other links compilation The Compatibility Gene: How Our Bodies Fight Disease, Attract Others, and Define Our Selves [Kindle Edition] Free Download
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- Print Length: 248 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0199316414
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (September 1, 2013)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00FECBRV0
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The Compatibility Gene is a very wide traverse cross the science of immunology. Early work tackling transplant rejection, the function of antigens, genetic diversity, disease healing - Davis bravely touches on many aspects of immunology but does not hesitate to provide useful explanations as necessary. He is a capable and easy expositor, targeting this book well at a lay audience. Many concepts are technical, with explanations that may take a couple of reads. The acronym laden text takes a little following - not all are as memorable as NK (Natural Killer). But it's not a long book and well worth the perseverance.
Davis broadens the scope of the book even further to expound theories on how compatibility genes may affect choice of partners, the connections between the nervous system and immune system, and how pregnancy is possible. A lot of explanation is at a molecular level but the great strength of Davis's book is his tracking of the lives of the scientists, their motivations, controversies, competition and achievements. His narrative on the life of Peter Medawar alone is worth the price of the book. In considering this review, I don't know how he fitted so much into 186 pages. The Notes section is very extensive and helpful and the Index useful.
By Nigel Kirk
This book does what the best science writing does - it paints a picture of the scientific and unscientific world as inherently one. The Compatibility Gene surprisingly enriched my understanding of history and taught me many things I had no idea could actually be questioned in the first place.
By Peter K