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Genetics 101 Part 2: What are SNPs? Genetics 101 Part 1: What are genes? Richard Dawkins' "The Selfish Gene" We’ve just sent out the new 30-year-anniversary edition to the TED bookclub (made up of those people signed up for TED2007).

Richard Dawkins' "The Selfish Gene"

Here’s the reason I gave for its selection. Now why would we send out a 30-year-old book? Well, first of all, we suspect that despite its fame and influence, only a minority of TEDsters have actually read it. After all, 30 years ago, many of us weren’t on the same intellectual journey that membership of TED today implies. Dean Ornish: Your genes are not your fate.