Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Emperor of All Maladies
The Emperor of All Maladies traces cancer from ancient descriptions and cellular theories through surgery, chemotherapy, prevention, epidemiology, and targeted treatment. It asks why a disease rooted in normal growth remains so difficult to defeat, and shows how evidence, patient experience, public policy, and humility shape better care.
8 chapters
The Gene
The Gene follows heredity from ancient theories and Mendel’s peas through chromosomes, DNA, genome sequencing, gene therapy, diagnosis, and genome editing. Its central question is how genetic information becomes a living person—and what changes when people can read, select, or rewrite it. It distinguishes genetic influence from environment, chance, and social judgment while keeping genetic power’s risks in view.
11 chapters