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Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs in 2 containers (720 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guidebook (iv, 177 pages ; 19 cm).
Language
English
Description
"Understanding genetics is like sitting down to work a massive puzzle. With each piece you examine, think through, and solve, you glean a new and amazing insight into humanity. Put several pieces together, and you can treat or cure a disease, save a developing fetus from a fatal birth defect, catch a criminal, or reunite a family ... Each lecture begins with a helpful story that illustrates the importance of genetics. The course explicitly outlines...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xvii, 205 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Bringing together historical and ethical insights on the revolutionary, Nobel prize winning CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology, this accessible book examines the history of human attempts to understand and control our evolution, how the CRISPR/Cas9 technology works and what it could mean for the elimination of genetic diseases"--
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xv, 445 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters, or avoiding predators. On the other hand, human groups have produced ingenious technologies, sophisticated languages, and complex institutions that have permitted us to successfully expand into a vast range of diverse environments. What has enabled us to dominate the...
Author
Publisher
One World
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"An acclaimed journalist travels the globe to solve the mystery of her ancestry, confronting the question at the heart of the American experience of immigration, race, and identity: Who are my people? Alex Wagner has always been fascinated by stories of exile and migration. Her father's ancestors immigrated to the United States from Ireland and Luxembourg. Her mother fled Rangoon in the 1960s, escaping Burma's military dictatorship. In her professional...
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