Download or read book Genomes and What to Make of Them written by Barry Barnes and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The announcement in 2003 that the Human Genome Project had completed its map of the entire human genome was heralded as a stunning scientific breakthrough: our first full picture of the basic building blocks of human life. Since then, boasts about the benefits - and warnings of the dangers - of genomics have remained front-page news, with everyo...