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...

"Giraffes have long necks. Polar bears have thick fur and large feet. Octopuses change colors. All of these are adaptations. Adaptations help living things survive. Whether it's hiding from predators, the ability to catch prey, or traits that increase reproduction, adaptations are important"--

Poems and factual information about some of the creatures that live on Planet Earth.

Examines the variety of animal markings, including spots on cow, tigers and ladybugs.

Arriving in Paris in the aftermath of Waterloo, medical student Daniel Connor discovers that research materials he carried have been stolen and sets out to recover them, an effort that brings him into the underworld of philosopher thieves obsessed with emerging theories of evolution.

Adelina Amouteru's heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends, turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White Wolf, she and her sister flee Kenettra to find other Young Elites in the hopes of building her own army of allies. Her goal: to strike down the Inquisition Axis, the white-cloaked soldiers who nearly killed her. But Adelina is no heroine. Her powers, fed only by fear and hate, have started to...

A ruthless Russian tycoon lures biologists Nell and Geoffrey to his underground metropolis, where they're confronted by a vicious menagerie of biological horrors that are rising up to consume the world.