Summary Of B. Guttman's 'Genetics'

Genetics Genetics: A Beginner’s Guide by, collective authors B. Guttman, A. Griffiths, D. Suzuki, and T. Cullis, is a book that also assists as a helpful guideline to bring the world of genetics into a bigger picture for an easier understanding of the field. Their book demonstrates how the science of genetics has evolved over the years and brings up to speed on the most recent research to date of the book. The authors state, “The reader we kept in mind as we wrote is a reasonably well- educated person who has probably forgotten bits of genetics he or she studied in school” (xi). Since genetics is such a major part of biology, this comprehensive book helps put genetics into a simpler light. Genetics are such a big part of everyday lives and
The hippocampus, which learned from the article is from Greek words meaning: horse and sea monster. Since there are two, hippocampi, one is for long- term memory storage and the other is for short-term memory. Zimmerman develops around the idea based off of Harvard- trained neurologist, Majid Fotuhi, that the “hippocampi are ground zero for determining the strength of your memory now and your dementia risk in the future” (105). Covering everything in relation with dietary mannerisms for Alzheimer’s, Zimmerman discusses meditation and daily doses of Omega-3 to help reduce the risk of the disease. In addition to these, memory tricks are also a topic of brain exercise in the article. “Deal yourself a card face up and note it. Place another card face up on top of it. Now name the first card aloud” (109). Even though there is no cure for this disease, a positive attitude is held through the article, “If you do the right things today, you can even develop plaques and tangles in your 70s and never have symptoms of Alzheimer’s” Hippocampi research continued to evolve, with a larger hippocampus there is a lesser risk of Dementia. “While there has yet to be a study proving that groups of people who expanded their hippocampi had fewer dementia cases as a result, all other fragments of Fotuhi’s logic are in a specific place”