Further Readings
Cavenee, W., and R. White. "The Genetic Basis of Cancer." Scientific American, March 1995, 72-79. Several mutations are required to produce cancer, some of them inherited in families. Corcos, A., and F. Monaghan. "Mendel's Work and Its Rediscovery: A New Perspective." Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 9 (May 1990):197-212. An evaluation of the many myths surrounding Mendel's work. Diamond, J. "Blood, Genes, and Malaria." Natural History 98 (February 1989):8ff. A lucid account of the evolutionary history of sickle-cell anemia. Gould, L. Cats Are Not Peas: A Calico History of Genetics. New York: Copernicus Books, 1996. Takes a look at the genetics of a system slightly more involved than Mendel's pea plants. Gould, S. J. "Dr. Down's Syndrome." Natural History 89 (April 1980):142-48. An account of the history of Down syndrome.		Hrdy, S. Mother Nature: A History of Mothers, Infants, and Natural Selection. New York: Pantheon Books, 1999. An intriguing look at how genetics and motherhood have been connected throughout history. Mulligan, R. "The Basic Science of Gene Therapy." Science 260 (May 14, 1993):926-32. An overview of gene therapy and how it may be used to fight cystic fibrosis. Ridley, M. "The Year of the Genome." Discover, vol.22 no 1 (January 2001). A good overview of the human genome project--its results and its implications. Thompson, L. Correcting the Code: Inventing the Genetic Cure for the Human Body. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994. This interesting book discusses the potential of gene therapy to cure everything that ails you. Thurman, E. Human Chromosomes: Structure, Behavior, and Effects. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1993. A thorough compendium on the human chromosome that covers meiosis as well as mitosis and other phenomena (such as chromosomal abnormalities) associated with human chromosomes.
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