Taylor-Butler, Christine
Summary: "Learn all about the history of genetics research, from how scientists began studying genes to how their discoveries affect our lives today."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 572 TAYWatson, 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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Contents: Cultivating sacred rice in Nihe, China and Davis, California -- Why organic agriculture? -- The tools of organic agriculture -- The tools of genetic engineering -- Legislating lunch -- Who can we trust? -- Is GE food risky to eat? -- Conserving wildlands -- Weeds, gene flow, and the environment -- Who owns the seed? -- Who owns the genes? -- Deconstructing dinner: genetically engineered,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.8 RONMoalem, Sharon
Summary: "An argument that genetic females are stronger than males at all stages of life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 572.8 MOAMetzl, 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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Summary: Examines the rise of industrial agriculture and plant biotechnology, the fall of public interest science, and the folly of patenting seeds. The author suggests how green technologies and new approaches to food and farming methods will provide a way out of this growing predicament.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 631.521 CUMMeuninck, Jim
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Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Pequot Press 1999
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Summary: Explores the life of Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk whose experiments with pea plants became a foundation for modern genetics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MENRaff, Jennifer
Summary: "From celebrated genetic anthropologist Jennifer Raff comes the untold story--and fascinating mystery--of how humans migrated to the Americas"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.5 RAFSykes, Bryan.
Summary: Conducts a historical genetic tour of the United States and reveals interesting facts about the ancestry of Americans and how it affects the perception of race.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Pub. 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 559.93 SYK1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.373 SYK
Bryant, Jill
Summary: "Innovations in the medical field save countless lives daily. In this fascinating title, a timeline of breakthrough medical inventions is explored through dynamic photographs and interesting fact boxes. Fleming's advances with penicillin and the invention of the X-ray machine are some of the featured inventions that keep us in "the best of health!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 610 BRYAnders, Mason
Summary: Animals Cells takes you inside the smallest unit of life. Learn how each cell's organelles work together to allow living things to function. Explore blood cells, muscle cells, and nerve cells, skin cells, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 571.6 ANDTattersall, Ian
Summary: What happens now that human population has outpaced biological natural selection? Two leading scientists reveal how we became who we are--and what we might become. "When you think of evolution, the picture that most likely comes to mind is a straight-forward progression, the iconic illustration of a primate morphing into a proud, upright human being. But in reality, random events have played...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.7 TATBehr, Edward
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Penguin Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.013 BEHWells, Spencer
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Trade Paperbacks 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.938 WELMaxwell, John C.
Summary: "Where can a person go to learn how to become a better team player? Your choices are definitely limited. John C. Maxwell takes the pain out of knowing what makes a team tick. If you want to have a better team, you have to develop better players. Great team players, like great teams, are formed from the inside out. The qualities Maxwell teaches quickly take you to the heart of teamwork. Anybody...
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Publisher / Publication Date: T. Nelson 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 MAXBettinger, Blaine T.
Contents: Part one: Getting started -- Genetic genealogy basics -- Common misconceptions -- Ethics and genetic genealogy -- Part two: Choosing a test -- Mitochondrial-DNA (mtDNA) testing -- Y-chromosome (Y-DNA) testing -- Autosomal-DNA (atDNA) testing -- X-chromosomal (X-DNA) testing -- Part three: Analyzing and applying test results -- Third-party autosomal-DNA tools -- Ethnicity estimates -- Analyzing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.1 BettingerShumway, Sterling T.
Contents: Hope -- Healthy coping skills -- Achievement and accomplishment -- Capacity for meaningful relationships -- Unique identity development -- Reclamation of agency -- Conclusion: spirituality.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hazelden 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.86 SHUGreenberg, Peter.
Summary: Presents a selection of vacation destinations to avoid, with advice to travelers on steering clear of places that are vulnerable to such vacation-ruining elements as crime, natural disasters, and overpriced or overrated venues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.4 GREIsaacson, Walter
Summary: "When Jennifer Doudna was a sixth grader in Hilo, Hawaii, she came home from school one afternoon and found a book on her bed. It was The Double Helix, James Watson's account of how he and Francis Crick had discovered the structure of DNA, the spiral-staircase molecule that carries the genetic instruction code for all forms of life. This book guided Jennifer Doudna to focus her studies not on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA 921 DOUSummary: "The threat of foreign and domestic corruption; the balance of power between the federal government and the states and the controversial role of the Supreme Court; the danger of an unrestrained president and the potential remedy of impeachment. During the contest to ratify the Constitution America's founding generation wrestled with key questions and challenges that continue to test our nation...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.73 ESSZielinski, Eric
Summary: "Eric Zielinski, D.C., host of the Essential Oils Revolution summits, offers a soup-to-nuts guide to mastering essential oils for vibrant health and well-being, featuring dozens of recipes and formulations for restful sleep, reduced inflammation, balanced hormones, and more. Achieving true health is not an easy task. For many people, it might be easier to pop a pill or push aside lingering...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.3 ZIEShenk, David
Summary: DNA does not make us who we are. Journalist David Shenk debunks the long-standing notion of genetic "giftedness," and presents new scientific research showing how greatness is in the reach of every individual. Integrating cutting-edge research from a wide swath of disciplines, Shenk maintains the problem isn't our inadequate genetic assets, but our inability, so far, to tap into what we already...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2010