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Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
1180L
Language
English
Description
"We can change the world with genetic modification--but should we? CRISPR stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. If it sounds complicated, it is--but it's also one of the most powerful ways we can shape the future. And it's poised to completely upend the way we think about science. Author Yolanda Ridge tackles this topic in a friendly and accessible tone, with two introductory chapters covering the basics of DNA and...
64) Next
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
From Michael Crichton, the #1 bestselling author of Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain, comes an astounding, eye-opening look at the world of genetics: Next. Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 genes; is that why a chimp fetus resembles a human being? And should that worry us? There's a new genetic cure for drug addiction--is...
70) Genetics
Author
Publisher
New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
72) Genetics
Publisher
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Explores DNA, how it determines heredity, and some of the implications of recent genetic discoveries. Includes related activities.
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Understanding genetics is like sitting down to work a massive puzzle. With each piece you examine, think through, and solve, you glean a new and amazing insight into humanity. Put several pieces together, and you can treat or cure a disease, save a developing fetus from a fatal birth defect, catch a criminal, or reunite a family ... Each lecture begins with a helpful story that illustrates the importance of genetics. The course explicitly outlines...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.2 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
The author examines some of the findings of the Human Genome Project, telling the story of one newly discovered gene from each of the twenty-three human chromosomes, and discussing what those genes reveal about the history of the human species.
Author
Publisher
Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Celebrated New York Times columnist and science writer Carl Zimmer presents a profoundly original perspective on what we pass along from generation to generation. Charles Darwin played a crucial part in turning heredity into a scientific question, and yet he failed spectacularly to answer it. The birth of genetics in the early 1900s seemed to do precisely that. Gradually, people translated their old notions about heredity into a language of genes....