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Author
Language
English
Description
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...
7) Genes & DNA
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Author
Publisher
World Scientific
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Genes were unknowingly discovered in the 19th century by Gregor Mendel, a Czechoslovakian monk. It was later established that genes are made of DNA, a biological compound found in tiny thread-like structures called chromosomes that are located in the nuclei of all cells in our bodies. DNA consists of chains of entities called bases of which there are four in nature. DNA consists of long chains of bases (sometimes referred to as DNA sequences) that...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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.
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Describes how in the recent past science has come face-to-face with two seemingly unanswerable questions concerning the nature of genetic inheritance and the workings of the brain-- questions that suggest there is, after all, "more than we can know."
15) The DNA book
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
IG 970L
Language
English
Description
"It's inside every living plant and animal, from the tiniest seed to the person standing next to you, but how much do you know about DNA? This book gives children an in-depth look at DNA and its role in all living things -- from why we have different-colored eyes to why we age. Discover what DNA is, what it does, and how it shapes our lives, including inheritance and why we look like our parents; forensic science and how DNA evidence helps catch criminals;...
16) Human genetics
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"There's a secret code inside you, a code called DNA. A code that tells your body's cells what they should do each day. It looks like twisted ladders, or tiny, twirling noodles. It makes us into people, instead of into poodles. Why can't humans breathe underwater? Why are some people tall and others short? Why do we resemble our parents and grandparents? This book explores all this and more in flowing, rhyming text, explaining cells, DNA, and genetics...