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The Genome Defense: Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns Your DNA

Top of the pile

85

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

83/100

Critics

88/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Jorge L. Contreras

Publisher:

Algonquin Books

Date:

October 26, 2021

The true story of a Supreme Court civil rights battle to prevent biotech companies from owning the very thing that makes us who we are-our DNA.

What The Reviewers Say

Amy Dockser Marcus,
The Wall Street Journal
... compelling and thoroughly researched.
Mattie Cook,
Library Journal
Interviewing more than 100 people involved in the case, Contreras offers in-depth coverage of the legal battle and deftly explores the legal, medical, and corporate angles of the story.

Publishers Weekly
... eye-opening.

Kirkus
... superb.