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Adventure and adventurers Comic books, strips, etc Comic books, strips, etc United States Crops Genetic engineering Genetic engineering Genetic engineering Comic books, strips, etc Genetic engineering Juvenile literature Genetically modified foods Human genetics Teenagers Comic books, strips, etc Transgenic plantsMorlock, Rachael
Summary: "GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, are one of the hottest topics in food science and nutrition today. Are they unhealthy? Are they helpful? Readers explore this complex topic with the help of balanced text that allows them to see the facts behind this heated debate. Detailed sidebars and graphic organizers provide additional information about the science behind GMOs, and full-color...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 631.5 MORSummary: "Every year, over a million babies are born worldwide with a hereditary disease; most are serious, and many are fatal. For most of the history of medicine, doctors could only treat symptoms. Now an elite cadre of pioneers, gene doctors, is starting to target root causes. Through intimate stories of families whose lives are being transformed, the film takes viewers to the frontlines of a medical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GENCampbell, Jeff
Summary: "Bioengineering has the potential to solve a range of urgent, global problems. Why Are We Making Glowing Bunnies!? introduces teen readers to the possibilities, dangers, and ethical issues involved in bioengineering"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 179 CAMNossal, G. J. V. (Gustav Joseph Victor)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 570 NossalPatterson, James
Summary: "Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of her 'flock'-- Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel-- are just like ordinary kids, except they have wings and can fly! It may seem like a dream come true to some, but for the flock it's more like a living nightmare when the mysterious lab known as the 'School' turns up and kidnaps their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2011
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y Graphic MaxCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Graphic Novels, Call number: YA FIC LEEHeine, Steven J.
Summary: "Do you fear what might be lurking in your DNA? Well, now you can find out, and you most likely will. Scientists expect one billion people to have their genomes sequenced by 2025, and as the price drops it may even become a standard medical procedure. Yet cultural psychologist Steven J. Heine argues that the first thing we'll do upon receiving our DNA test results is to misinterpret them...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W . Norton & Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 572 HEIBronson, Po
Summary: "In Decoding the World, Po Bronson and Arvind Gupta-two renegade venture capitalists from Silicon Valley-take everyday news headlines and decode them, leading us on a journey through their twisted and highly entertaining view of the world. Each chapter isprefaced with a real-world headline ripped from today's chaotic news cycle: Trump's trade war. Dying bees. Rogue planets. Beyond Meat....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 660.6 BRORice, Elizabeth.
Summary: "Examines the two sides of the debate related to genetic engineering and each of their benefits and dangers, including the implications in medicine, cloning, the environment, agriculture, and more"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 576.5 RICJenkins, McKay
Summary: "Are GMOs really that bad? A prominent environmental journalist takes a fresh look at what they actually mean for our food system and for us,"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.8 JENDoudna, Jennifer A.
Summary: Two Berkeley scientists explore the potential of a revolutionary genetics technology capable of easily and affordably manipulating DNA in human embryos to prevent specific diseases, addressing key concerns about related ethical and societal repercussions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576 DOURochman, Bonnie
Summary: "A researched exploration of the promises and vulnerabilities of having children in an age of genetic tests and interventions considers key scientific, technological and political factors while sharing the stories of men and women struggling to understand the range of the tests and their revelations,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616 ROCArtist Not Provided
Summary: Examines the technology called CRISPR which allows for alteration of human DNA.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Public Broadcasting Service 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV HUMSummary: This book explores the history, science, applications, and ethical issues of cloning. Profiles include pioneers in the field, including John Bertrand Gurdon, Ian Wilmut, Shinya Yamanaka, and James Thomson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Britannica Educational Publishing in Association with Rosen Educational Services 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 571 CLOCummins, Ronnie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marlowe 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.8 CUMLee, NaRae.
Summary: "Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of her 'flock'-- Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel-- are just like ordinary kids, except they have wings and can fly! It may seem like a dream come true to some, but for the flock it's more like a living nightmare when the mysterious lab known as the 'School' turns up and kidnaps their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2009
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1 available in Graphic Novels, Call number: YA FIC LEECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC MAXPatterson, James
Summary: The Flock members are taken under the wing of an FBI agent and try to live "normal" lives by going to school, making friends--and continuing their relentless search for their parents. But the Erasers return, forcing the Flock to abandon their search and make their escape once again. It's also becoming more obvious to Max that her destiny is to save the world, and this is especially challenging...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2010
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y GRAPHIC MAXCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Graphic Novels, Call number: YA FIC LEESoryo, Fuyumi.
Summary: Neuroscientist Mine Kyjyou finds herself divided when genetically-enhanced Shuro confesses to her and she begins to wonder if her fascination with him is purely professional or not. With Shuro's powers giving him the ability to save or destroy humanity, she must be careful that she doesn't tip the balance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey/Ballantine Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ESWatson, James D.
Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576 WATKirksey, Eben
Summary: "An anthropologist visits the frontiers of genetics, medicine, and technology to ask: Whose values are guiding gene editing experiments? And what does this new era of scientific inquiry mean for the future of the human species? "That rare kind of scholarship that is also a page-turner." -Britt Wray, author of Rise of the Necrofauna. At a conference in Hong Kong in November 2018, Dr. He Jiankui...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.5 KIRMcKibben, Bill.
Summary: The author issues a warning about the dangers and limitations of technology, delving into the latest research in genetic engineering, robotics, and nanotechnology to map a future where humans will be made rather than born.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.483 MCKMetzl, Jamie Frederic
Summary: From leading geopolitical expert and technology futurist Jamie Metzl comes a groundbreaking exploration of the many ways genetic-engineering is shaking the core foundations of our lives -- sex, war, love, and death.At the dawn of the genetics revolution, our DNA is becoming as readable, writable, and hackable as our information technology. But as humanity starts retooling our own genetic code,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.5 METSummary: "Never-before-seen evidence points to genetically engineered foods as a major contributor to rising disease rates in the U.S. population, especially among children...Monsanto's strong arm tactics, the FDA's fraudulent policies, and how the USDA ignores a growing health emergency are also laid bare. This sometimes shocking film may change your diet, help you protect your family, and accelerate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Institute for Responsible Technology 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GENAtwood, Margaret
Summary: As the war between cats and rats escalates, genetic engineer Strig Feledus and his band of half-cats look for allies at Castle Catula.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2017