Dr. G

Entertaining and thought provoking!

Reviewed: 12-29-23 Listener received this title free

This book is an absolute must read for anyone interested in medical research and how it's done, and the ethics of genetics research, particularly when it comes to race. It’s sad, but in the modern age of medicine, there is a lot of mistrust in the structures of healthcare. The cure for this mistrust is information from someone inside research who can bring the reader in to the all-too-hidden world of academic/biomedical research.

It’s clear from the text that Dr. Myles has spent his career actually addressing the underlying issues of common allergic diseases. He shares stories and invites the reader in to the world and culture of biomedical research, highlighting its tremendous pitfalls and failures and (most importantly) offering a path for redemption.

The style of writing is unique among popular science books, and the narration of the audiobook is of good quality. Dr. Myles has a talent for breaking down complex subjects in biology so they’re easy to understand, and shows how all our lives are touched by biomedical research. Few in the research community so openly and honestly acknowledge and address the reasons for widespread mistrust in our healthcare and the research that supports it. Especially the dangers and shortcomings of the current state of genetics, and the rhetoric around genes, behavior and evolution.

Bottom line: If you’re looking for straight answers and want to understand what’s going on in genetics research and medicine, and you want to understand how our genes really shape our health and evolution, this book is for you.

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