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The Miracle Of DNA: Menemukan Tuhan Dalam Gen Kita (2011)

by Kazuo Murakami(Favorite Author)

3.89 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

9794336687 (ISBN13: 9789794336687)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Mizan

review 1: The author of this little book is a top geneticist whose primary achievement within this field has been to decode the human enzyme renin.He explains that although we have been told that it is genes that largely determine our abilities and state of health, in fact we can “choose” between turning our genes on or off. Potentially deleterious genes can be turned off while dormant genes can be activated.He was previously an atheist, but his study of genes has led him to believe in the existence of a God-like power that he terms “Something Great”. He became so moved by his discovery of the wondrous powers and intricacies of genes that he realized that they could not have come into existence haphazardly or by themselves, and thus must have been created by the “Something... more Great” power he refers to.He posits that it is the power of positive thinking that switches on beneficial genes, and in fact in the course of his research he found that 23 genes were activated by laughing. Positive thinking can activate good genes so that self-healing can occur.Much of the book is a sort of auto-biography, in that Dr. Murakami tells us of his life as an unsuccessful scientist in Japan who when emigrating to the USA rose to prominence. His tenet is that growth occurs through movement as was the case in his own life. Also, to tap your power it helps to put yourself into a tight spot.I was somewhat frustrated and irritated by his comments about the children of geniuses not necessarily also being gifted, since he states that the genius and the child “all share the same genes”, since he seems to forget that the mate of the genius (the other parent) has a completely different set of genes, unless of course the child is a clone of the genius! (And we all inherit an equal number of chromosomes - the gene-bearing bodies - from each parent.) When reading this I got the distinct impression that this top geneticist didn’t actually know much about genes. This is of course not true, he just used an unfortunate turn of phrase.I found the penultimate chapter describing his research into the role of renin in hypertension to be somewhat boring and what with the one thing and the other was tempted to give the book only two stars. However, the final chapter proved to be a redeeming feature of the book.Here Dr. Murakami elaborates on his feeling of “awe and wonder” in his study of genetics. He “feels the presence of Something Great”. He explains that we are far more wonderful than we think, and just as tomatoes cultivated hydroponically (in water instead of soil) can produce a thousand times more fruit than conventionally grown plants, similarly we humans have a great potential to improve ourselves and perhaps become geniuses if we change our way of thinking and thus activate our beneficial genes. The three things we should strive after are: 1) to have “noble intentions” 2) to live with an attitude of thankfulness and 3) to think positively.He explains that everything that happens to us is necessary, both the good and the bad, but if we do our utmost to remain positive even in a bad situation, everything will turn out for the best. This is nothing new, but it is always inspiring to hear it again.To sum up, if you’re particularly interested in genes, and also want to be reminded of the power of positive thinking, then read this little book. Otherwise perhaps not.
review 2: Kazuo Murakami is one of the bio scientists who are within the community of future Nobel laureates. His scientific achievements have been recognized internationally for a long time. The most well known achievement is the extraction of renin which is the key enzyme for high blood pressure. He succeeded to get pure renin from cow the pituitary gland.He collected 0.5 milligrams of renin from 35000 cow pituitary gland. Pasture Institute in France was close to the success but he completed the long awaited result before anyone else in the world.The study of high blood pressure was enhanced with his success empowering the worldwide pharmaceutical studies for the medical problem to go forward more promptly.Thorough his academic studies he started to sense the power of　nature that controls all the living creatures exist in a great harmony with other living creatures. He found many examples of incredible effects of positive thinking.The most amazing finding was that human way to look at his/her life has great influence on how DNA's actually work in different situation. He thinks if you look at your troubles in a positive manner certain dormant DNA's start working to tackle your problems, psychological or physical.He quotes Bernard Shaw that once he replied to a beautiful lady, "You say if you and I get married we will have most beautiful and brilliant child on earth. But what if we had a child with your brain and may look!" It is so true that you can not have a full control on how your DNA's work at the point of birth.However, Murakami argues. you can make certain DNA's awake a good portion of them by having a positive state of mind. Human beings have 3 billion DNA's each and yet it is scientifically true that we utilize only a small part of it. What a waste!Adolph Hitler was one of the worst human beings ever existed on earth. However, even if someone succeeded to make a clone of him, it will not be like Adolph Hitler because the mind of the cloned being will grow with different environment, culture and state of mind!The point is you can make a new "YOU" by having different attitude and way of thinking.　DNA's are not something static. They work every moment without stopping for a second. It is you who can change your life letting your DNA's work better by keeping positive, constructive state of mind. less

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