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Anders, Mason

Summary: Did you know that most of our bodies' cells contain about 6 feet (2 meters) of DNA? Learn how DNA and genes determine each unique trait of plants and animals by taking a close look at the make up and structure of DNA.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017

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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 572.8 AND

Watson, 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2017

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Fitzpatrick, Colleen.

Summary: "The genetic trail an ancestor leaves behind is every bit as important as his paper trail. Though Y-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA testing, the modern genealogist has a powerful new tool for researching his roots" -- back cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rice Book Press 2005

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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.1 FIT

Thompson, Pauline Elizabeth

Summary: "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!"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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Arney, Kat

Summary: "How to code a human takes you on a mind-bending journey through the world of the double helix, revealing how our DNA encodes our genes and makes us unique. Covering all aspects of modern genetics from the evolution of our species to inherited diseases, "junk" DNA, genetic engineering and the intricacies of the molecular processes inside our cells, this is an astonishing and insightful guide to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Andre Deutsch 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 572 ARN

Stone, Tanya Lee

Summary: "An inspiring nonfiction picture book about Rosalind Franklin, the groundbreaking chemist who helped discover the structure of DNA, by the award-winning, bestselling author of Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors? and Elizabeth Leads the Way"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Christy Ottaviano Books, Little, Brown and Company 2024

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 921 FRA

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: J 921 FRA

Summary: A three-part British police drama tells the true story of scientist Alec Jeffrey's discovery of DNA fingerprinting in the 1980s and its introductory use by Detective Chief Superintendent David Baker in catching a double murderer.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV COD

Arney, Kat

Summary: 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Sigma 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576 ARN

Davies, Nicola

Summary: 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAV

Greenwalt, Dale E.

Summary: "We usually think of fossils as being composed of rock, the original contents of the organisms lost to time. However, this is changing. Due to new technologies scientists are able to access the ancient biomolecules--the pigments, proteins, chemicals, and DNA--that once performed critical roles in organisms and have been preserved accross millions of years. In this book, Dale Greenwalt...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 572 GRE

Margolin, Phillip

Summary: When a young woman accuses college-football superstar Blaine Hastings of rape, the DNA evidence against him is overwhelming. Yet the athlete swears his innocence and threatens both his lawyer and his accuser. When a second rape occurs, the DNA evidence again points to Hastings. The only problem? Hastings was in prison when the crime was committed. As a result, the convicted athlete, represented...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Audio 2019

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MAR

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD Fiction Margolin 2019

Williams, Gareth

Summary: "An insightful history of the first hundred years of DNA, Unraveling The Double Helix tells the story one of the greatest triumphs of modern science. Unraveling the Double Helix covers the most colorful period in the history of DNA, from the discovery of "nuclein" in the late 1860s to the publication of James Watson's The Double Helix in 1968. These hundred years included the establishment of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 572.8 WIL

Summary: Back in the 1980s, a giant spacecraft stalled in the skies over Johannesburg. 1.8 million of the aliens that were aboard were rescued, and placed in a refugee camp--District 9. Over the next 20 years, District 9 became a teeming shantytown like so many others in the developing world. Although there is evidence that the extraterrestrials represent an advanced civilization, their lives on Earth...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2009

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD D

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2 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI DIS

Summary: Genealogical investigations and DNA analysis help participants discover where they come from and who they are.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2008

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AFR

Davis, Linsey

Summary: In rhyming text, illustrates through the concept of DNA how we are all part of the human race.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Zonderkidz 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAV

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAV

Lane, Nick.

Summary: "Today, mitochondria are central to research into human prehistory, genetic diseases, cell suicide, fertility, ageing, bioenergetics, sex, and the eukaryotic cell. Piecing together puzzles from the forefront of research, this book paints a sweeping canvas that will thrill all who are interested in biology, while also contributing to evolutionary thinking and debate. This is a book full of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 571.657 LAN

Ridge, Yolanda

Summary: "We can change the world with genetic modification--but should we? CRISPR stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. If it sounds complicated, it is--but it's also one of the most powerful ways we can shape the future. And it's poised to completely upend the way we think about science. Author Yolanda Ridge tackles this topic in a friendly and accessible tone, with two...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2020

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 576.5 RID

Summary: 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...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SEC

Staub, Wendy Corsi

Summary: Staring into his frightened blue eyes, investigative genealogist Amelia Crenshaw Haines vows to help a silent little boy who is unable, or unwilling, to communicate his past. Though her own roots remain shrouded in mystery, she relies on DNA evidence to help fellow foundlings uncover theirs, until a remarkable twist of fate presents a stranger bearing an eerily familiar childhood souvenir.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2019

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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC STA

Prokos, Anna

Summary: "Book introduces the reader to Forensic Science"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press/Scholastic 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.25 PRO

Allan, Tony

Summary: Examines the events and circumstances leading to the discovery of DNA and the impact of this discovery on the scientific and medical communities.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2002

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 572.86 ALL

Benedict, Marie

3 holds on 5 copies

Summary: "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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Landmark 2022

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BEN

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BEN

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC BEN

Dubrish, Douglas M. (Douglas Martin)

Summary: The author recounts his search for his biological family, from documents to DNA analysis.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: [Publisher not identified] 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DUBRISH, DOUGLAS M. DUB

Lynch, Ben

Summary: "After suffering for years with unexplainable health issues, Dr. Ben Lynch discovered the root cause--"dirty" genes. Genes can be "born dirty" or merely "act dirty" in response to your environment, diet, or lifestyle--causing lifelong, life-threatening, and chronic health problems, including cardiovascular disease, autoimmune disorders, anxiety, depression, digestive issues, obesity, cancer,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 572.8 LYN

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