Reflections

BOOK REVIEW : THE SELFISH GENE by RICHARD DAWKINS The Selfish Gene is one of the most famous popular books on Genetics. After reading it, I can state that it is an excellent work, though not strictly on pure Genetics. I prefer to call it the realm of "applied" genetics, or rather the external effect, phenotypics of genetics. That said, even that is inadequate; it also covers seminal grounds in a variety of areas of life, and the imprint of the Gene on these areas : simple living, rearing, reproduction, and much more. KEY TAKEAWAYS But what takes the cake for me is the questions it asks in the last chapter wherein Mr Dawkins has examined the question of why should single celled organisms in the primordial soup evolve into multi-celled organisms, which is the most fundamental question in all Science; it is the proverbial last frontier of Science. As one reads it, it becomes apparent that Science is still floundering; while we have gone light-years into space ...