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Author
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
DNA testing companies are trending nationally, with over 30 million Americans hoping to receive clues to family origins and forecasts of their future health -- not knowing the results can be misleading, or not considering that family secrets can tear apart relationships. The biggest risk, however, may be what these companies do with our information once they have it, so this program objectively explores the promise and peril of consumer DNA testing....
Author
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
***Over 1M Copies Sold!***
Now on Netflix!
The USA Today bestseller
A Wall Street Journal Best Science Fiction Book of 2018
"Just try to put this gripping thriller down once you pick it up." —AARP
"A shock on every other page." —Wall Street Journal
How far would you go to find The One?...
Now on Netflix!
The USA Today bestseller
A Wall Street Journal Best Science Fiction Book of 2018
"Just try to put this gripping thriller down once you pick it up." —AARP
"A shock on every other page." —Wall Street Journal
How far would you go to find The One?...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"The "master of heart-pounding suspense"--New York Times bestseller Phillip Margolin--returns with a new legal thriller starring Robin Lockwood. A young woman accuses a prominent local college athlete of rape. Convicted with the help of undisputable DNA evidence, the athlete swears his innocence and threatens both his lawyer and his accuser as he's sent to prison. Not long after, there's another rape and the DNA test shows that the same person committed...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
265 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Genetic Strand is the story of a writer's investigation, using DNA science, into the tale of his family's origins. National Book Award winner Edward Ball has turned his probing gaze on the microcosm of the human genome, and not just any human genome -- that of his slave-holding ancestors. What is the legacy of such a family history, and can DNA say something about it?
In 2000, after a decade in New York City, Ball bought a house in Charleston,...
6) DNA
Author
Series
Publisher
Twenty-First Century
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains the structure and function of DNA and discusses current relevant scientific research.
8) Amazing DNA
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that nearly every cell in every living thing contains DNA? These tiny threadlike strands control how all plants, animals, even bacteria are made. DNA holds the entire building plan for each cell found in every living thing. It makes sure that cells are put together in just the right way to do their jobs. DNA also holds the code for what each living thing looks like?for example, whether your eyes are blue or brown, or whether you are...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A playful and rhythmic nonfiction picture book that introduces readers to the concept of DNA, and celebrates the similarities we share with all life forms--and each other!"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
An introduction to genetic code combines simple, engaging language and expressive, child-friendly illustrations to explain how biological life grows and changes and how DNA combines to make humans both unique and connected to all life on the planet.
11) Genetics
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
48 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Life on Earth is endlessly amazing and complex. Learn about the systems and concepts that drive the great diversity of life on our planet. From the smallest cell to the process of photosynthesis, The Science of Life puts you and all other living things under the microscope.
Author
Publisher
Family Tree Books
Language
English
Description
Unlock the family secrets in your DNA!
Discover the answers to your family history mysteries using the most cutting edge tool available. This plain-English guide (newly updated and expanded to include the latest DNA developments) will teach you what DNA tests are available; the pros and cons of the major testing companies; and how to choose the right test to answer your specific genealogy questions. And once you've taken a DNA test, this guide will...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 487 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"James D. Watson, the Nobel laureate whose pioneering work helped unlock the mystery of DNA's structure, charts the greatest scientific journey of our time, from the discovery of the double helix to today's controversies to what the future may hold. Updated to include new findings in gene editing, epigenetics, agricultural chemistry, as well as two entirely new chapters on personal genomics and cancer research. This is the most comprehensive and authoritative...
Author
Series
Bloomsbury sigma volume 9
Publisher
Bloomsbury Sigma
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The language of genes has become common parlance. We know they make your eyes blue, your hair curly or your nose straight. The media tells us that our genes control the risk of cancer, heart disease, alcoholism or Alzheimer's. The cost of DNA sequencing has plummeted from billions of pounds to a few hundred, and gene-based advances in medicine hold huge promise.So we've all heard of genes, but how do they actually work?There are 2.2 metres of DNA...
19) Have a nice DNA
Author
Series
Enjoy your cells volume 3
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Pub. Date
©2002
Physical Desc
29 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains the structure and function of DNA.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Rosalind Franklin knows if she just takes one more X-ray picture--one more after thousands--she can unlock the building blocks of life. Never again will she have to listen to her colleagues complain about her, especially Maurice Wilkins who'd rather conspire about genetics with James Watson and Francis Crick than work alongside her. Then it finally happens--the double helix structure of DNA reveals itself to her with perfect clarity. But what happens...
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