Mina vackra gener shortlisted för The Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books

Lone Franks bok Mina vackra gener har blivit nominerad till The Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. Bland de andra nominerade finns Steven Pinker, Brian Greene och Joshua Foer.

Juryns kommentar lyder:

Ett personligt perspektiv på mänsklig genetik

“My Beautiful Genome puts a personal story at the heart of the science. To some extent we are all narcissists and we want to learn more about ourselves, Frank provides us with an insight into how our genes help to define us. She keeps you wanting to read more.”