The Human Genome 9781502619549

The Human Genome explores the science and the history behind the specific sequences in our DNA that make us human. Reach

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English Year 2016

The Human Genome
9781502619549

How could a relatively simple chemical code give rise to the complexity of a human being? How could our human genome hav

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In this timely study, Jean Buttigieg demonstrates the necessity to make it a legal principle of international law that t

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The human genome is like a cookbook. The genes within it are recipes for the proteins that build the body and keep it ru

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A fascinating tour of the human genome and the role of genetics in our lives! Hands-on science investigations and STEM r

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Genome editing is a powerful new tool for making precise alterations to an organism’s genetic material. Recent scientifi

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This book provides a detailed evidence-based overview of the latest developments in how the structure of the human genom

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Human genomes are 99.9 percent identical—with one prominent exception. Instead of a matching pair of X chromosomes, men

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By focusing on chromosomes, Heredity under the Microscope offers a new history of postwar human genetics. Today chromoso

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This book represents the first comprehensive compilation of information on all aspects of the medicinal plant Panax gins

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Building the toolbox -- Getting started -- Scaling up -- Crisis -- Surprises -- Human variety -- The struggle for medica

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