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The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human cover

The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human

Siddhartha Mukherjee

Science / Biology

The Pulitzer-winning oncologist's history of the cell, from its discovery under early microscopes to gene therapy and CAR-T. Mukherjee makes cellular biology read like narrative nonfiction and Gates wishes he had encountered it in school.

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  • Bill Gates

    Dedicated gatesnotes review; also featured on the 2023 holiday reading list. Gates says he might have fallen in love with biology earlier if he'd had this book in school.

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