Biology & medical history

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Understand the body, the discoveries and the diseases that changed medicine.

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This week’s featured five

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Five editorial picks for the week of October 26, 2026. Shelf updated October 30, 2026.

Pick 01 · Cells & discovery

The Song of the Cell

Siddhartha Mukherjee

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How discoveries about cells changed medicine. A broad foundation for understanding the body, rather than a peptide treatment guide.

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Pick 02 · Genetics

The Gene

Siddhartha Mukherjee

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Connect heredity, scientific discovery and the human consequences of genetic knowledge.

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Pick 03 · Body basics

The Body

Bill Bryson

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An accessible tour of the human body, its systems and the discoveries behind what we know.

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The Emperor of All MaladiesSiddhartha Mukherjee

Pick 04 · Disease history

The Emperor of All Maladies

Siddhartha Mukherjee

Deeper dive

A history of cancer research and treatment. This updated paperback (November 25, 2025) adds four chapters on developments since the original 2010 book. Context for learning, not individual cancer-care guidance.

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Pick 05 · Biotechnology

The Code Breaker

Walter Isaacson

Curious reader

Meet Jennifer Doudna and the scientific collaboration and ethical questions surrounding gene editing.

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