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English
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author draws on his scientific knowledge and research to describe the magisterial history of a scientific idea, the quest to decipher the master-code of instructions that makes and defines humans; that governs our form, function, and fate; and that determines the future of our children. The story of the gene begins in earnest in an obscure Augustinian abbey in Moravia in 1856 where Gregor Mendel, a monk working with pea...
2) Genetics
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Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Information on the history of genetics and how it affects our lives today.
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Language
English
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"Would you cut out your healthy breasts and ovaries if you thought it might save your life? That's not a theoretical question for journalist Lizzie Stark's relatives, who grapple with the horrific legacy of cancer built into the family DNA. It is a BRCA mutation that has robbed most of her female relatives of breasts, ovaries, peace of mind, or life itself. In Pandora's DNA, Stark uses her family's experience to frame a larger story about the so-called...
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"The authors of the New York Times bestseller Super Brain present a bold new understanding of our genes and how simple changes in lifestyle can boost genetic activity. The leap into "radical well-being" is a promise waiting to be fulfilled"--
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English
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DNA does not make us who we are. Journalist David Shenk debunks the long-standing notion of genetic "giftedness," and presents new scientific research showing how greatness is in the reach of every individual. Integrating cutting-edge research from a wide swath of disciplines, Shenk maintains the problem isn't our inadequate genetic assets, but our inability, so far, to tap into what we already have. IQ testing and widespread acceptance of "innate"...
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Series
Very short introductions volume 399
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Explores the discovery, nature, and role of genes in evolution and development.
10) Genes
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that genes determine everything from hair and eye color to whether or not you can roll your tongue? It's all in the genes you inherited from your mother and father. Join Bill in Genes, as he explores the chromosomal world of DNA"--Container.
Author
Series
Ke xue ren wen volume 062
Publisher
Shi bao wen hua chu ban qi ye gu fen you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
中文
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