Robert Snedden
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"Explains how DNA is put together and how its code is read and acted upon by the cell to make proteins. This book explores genetic engineering and gene therapy as well as the highly controversial areas of stem cell research and cloning. Up-to-date examples are given, such as the recent use of blood from a baby's umbilical cord to provide stem cells for the testing of new drugs"--P. [4] of cover.
10) Explor-a-maze
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Text, maps, and mazes follow the journeys of ten explorers, including Leif Erikson, Marco Polo, Vasco da Gama, David Livingstone, and Neil Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrin.
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"Is it possible to clone a dinosaur from a strand of DNA? You'll find out in this superb history of the cutting-edge science of genetics. You'll look at how Charles Darwin developed his theories of evolution and explore the concepts of natural selection. You'll learn how the science of genetic engineering developed. You'll read about the earliest discoveries as well as up-to-date experiments happening even while you read this book: the writing of...
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"Arranged in chronological order, this . . . guide to more than seventy-five of the most historic moments in the science of chemistry, from the birth of atomic theory to the development of liquid crystal display screens, introduces the work of the scientists who have shaped the subject"--BTCat.
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Here is the essential guide to biology, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines how we have uncovered the secrets of life - the most complex process in the Universe. From the workings of molecules to the way entire oceans or continents of lifeforms interact, biology seeks to understand how it is that something can be alive, how it fends off death and how it leaves more life in its wake. We follow the journey through the history...
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"¿Cómo se diagnostican las enfermadades? ¿Qué es el cáncer? ¿Por qué algunas pandemias son tan mortíferas? Este libro responde estas y otras muchas preguntas, explorando y explicando los logros y hallazghos que han configurado nuestra visión moderna de la medicina y nos ayudan a proteger y promover nuestra salud. Con un lenguaje claro, El libro de la medicina desbroza la jerga científica y ofrece sencillas explicaciones de los hitos...