News & Reviews
Scientific American -The Root of Thought: What Do Glial Cells Do?
LEHRER: Your new book, The Root of Thought, is all about the power of glial cells, which actually make up nearly 90 percent of cells in the brain. What do glial cells do? And why do we have so many inside our head? .”
ScientificAmerican.com, 10/27/2009
Discover -The Dark Matter of the Human Brain
In his new book, The Root of Thought, neuroscientist Andrew Koob suggests that conversations among astrocytes may be responsible for “our creative and imaginative existence as human beings.”
Discover, September 2009
Bityard.com -Review
We could go on and on discussing the benefits of this book. Greg Gibson’s “It Takes a Genome” book is definitely a must read. It is easy to read and it is very relevant to many modern maligns that are being afflicted to modern humans. It begs the question, are humans a victim of our own success?”
Bityard.com, 9/06/2009
Sacramento Book Review- Review
This would make a great gift for that special someone who may be just a little bit susceptible to believing anything they are told. Even if you disagree with some of the points in this book, it is a compelling read.”
Susie Kopecky, Sacramento Book Review, 7/8/2009
Sacramento Book Review -Review
By crushing the idea of simplistic, medical-headline-type solutions to mankind’s genetic vulnerabilities, this author has performed a valuable service for the educated public.”
David Lloyd Sutton, Sacramento Book Review, 6/24/2009
This Week in Science -Blame It On Your Genes
Last week we interviewed Dr. Greg Gibson, professor and author of "It Takes a Genome", about the interplay between our modern world and our ancient genes. It seems our many modern ills are a problem arising from genetic and technological success. We outgrew our gene.”
This Week in Science, 6/23/2009
Sciencebase -Summer Science Books
First up, It Takes a Genome by Greg Gibson, Professor of Genetics at North Carolina State University at Raleigh, explains why a clash between our genes and modern life is making us sick. Gibson provides new insights into why we are facing new epidemics that were never a widespread problem for our ancestors, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, Crohn’s disease, asthma, arthritis.”
Sciencebase, 6/3/2009
The New York Review of Books -Review
Greg Gibson, a prominent student of the human genome and of the genetics of development, brings together in It Takes a Genome typical cases of this mismatch between the human physiology that is an inheritance from the past and modern environmental challenges....”
The New York Review of Books, 5/28/2009
This Week in Science- Lies..Damned Lies..and We Need Some Sleep
We interview science writer and communications expert, Sherry Seethaler, about her new book, Lies, Damned Lies, and Science. We talked with Sherry about what it takes to be critical of information in the media, tips, tricks, and things to watch out for, and her take on the fossilized media circus recently caused by a few paleontologists.”
This Week in Science, 5/26/09
RealClimate.org - Review
Lies, Damn Lies, and Science' gives a nice collection of anecdotes and general tips. The book has a nice index and overview, so it's easy to find your way through the book. I think the book is very useful for a lot of people - especially students, scientists, journalists, politicians, bureaucrats, and the voters.”
RealClimate.org, 3/29/09
Bio-Medicine- Ideas in It Takes a Genome are the culmination of 10 years' research
The rapid cultural change means our genes are no longer in a comfort zone that's pushed us outside of the realm that the genome can normally tolerate,”
Professor Gibson said in his interview with Bio-Medicine, 2/25/09
Medical News Today - UQ Research Finds Our Lifestyle Is Making Us Sick
In the last two generations or so, we've changed our environment so much in terms of what we eat, what pathogens we are exposed to and the stresses we put on ourselves psychologically,”
Professor Gibson said in his interview with Medical News Today, 2/24/09
Chemical and Engineering News - Precautionary Principle
I show—in the context of the controversy over bisphenol A, genetically engineered food, and other issues—that when the precautionary principle is applied to one technology, the alternative technologies are treated as if they are risk free,”
stated Sherry Seethaler in her article in Chemical and Engineering News, 2/25/09
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Take Caffeine Study with a Grain of Salt
Ask yourself, who are the coffee-drinking people? Did these people smoke less? Have these questions in the back of your mind,"
says Sherry Seethaler, author of "Lies, Damned Lies and Science in her interview that ran in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 2/23/09
Chicago Tribune - Get Smart About Science
Ask yourself, who are the coffee-drinking people? Did these people smoke less? Have these questions in the back of your mind,"
says Sherry Seethaler, author of "Lies, Damned Lies and Science in her interview that ran in the Chicago Tribune, 2/23/09
Newsweek - Review
The clash between our genes and our contemporary lifestyle is making us sick. That's the premise of "It Takes a Genome," which examines how the slow pace of genetic evolution and modern environmental stresses have left us susceptible to diseases like cancer, asthma and depression.”
Newsweek, 2/23/09
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News - How Human Genes Are Ill-Equipped for the Modern World
If natural selection is so efficient, how come the evolutionary process does not remove cancer genes from the gene pool,”
explains Dr. Gregory Gibson in his podcast interview with Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, 1/29/09
Publisher’s Weekly - Review
Along with a tour through the genome, Gibson’s wise and witty book makes some controversial predictions (“Within a decade, one percent of all humans will be HIV positive”) and profiles cutting-edge methods for combating chronic illness (also including Depression and Alzheimer’s) that should clarify concepts for the novice and satisfy gene research and therapy professionals.”
Publisher's Weekly, 1/19/09