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The human genome : mapping the blueprint of human life / Mooney, Carla; Casteel, Tom.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mooney, Carla, 1970- author.
- Casteel, Tom, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human genetics--Juvenile literature.
- Human genetics.
- Human genome--Juvenile literature.
- Human genome.
- Genre:
- Young adult literature.
- Juvenile works.
- Young adult nonfiction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (129 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- White River Junction, Vermont : Nomad Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- Mooney helps readers explore the discoveries scientists have made about the human genome. These discoveries help us better understand and treat certain diseases, trace our human ancestry and migration, and compare our species to others. She also explores some of the ethical, legal, and social issues that arise from advances in genomic science.
- Contents:
- Timeline
- Introduction: The code of life
- How genes work
- The race to map the human genome
- What does the human genome tell us?
- Using the human genome to improve health
- Human evolution: the story of us
- Our genomic future.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61930-905-X
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