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001 2009280094
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008 090804s2008 dcuab j b 001 0 eng d
010 $a 2009280094
020 $a9781426303272 (lib. ed.)
020 $a1426303270 (lib. ed.)
020 $a9781426303616 (hbk.)
020 $a1426303610 (hbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn191922820
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050 00 $aQH437.5$b.S58 2008
082 04 $a576.5$222
100 1 $aSimpson, Kathleen.
245 10 $aGenetics :$bfrom DNA to designer dogs /$cby Kathleen Simpson ; Sarah Tishkoff, consultant.
246 30 $aFrom DNA to designer dogs
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bNational Geographic,$c2008.
300 $a64 p. :$bill (chiefly col.), 1 col. map ;$c26 cm.
490 1 $aNational Geographic investigates
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 60) and index.
505 00 $tMessage from the consultant --$tMendel, the father of modern genetics --$tTimeline of genetic research --$tAncient DNA: Royal genes --$tPharaoh gone missing --$tHistoric discoveries --$tMysterious mummy is found --$tFamily tree, written in DNA --$tProblems with ancient DNA --$tGenetic science reveals the future as well as the past --$tGenetic science: Green pollution fighters --$tRabbit genes in trees --$tSlow cleanup in the most polluted places --$tMedium pizza with genetically modified canola oil --$tProblem or a solution? --$tGenes for long life --$tVery old worms --$tWhy is my hair brown? --$tSwitching genes on and off --$tInherited traits --$tTwo points of view --$tFighting for wildlife: Mysterious animal on the loose in Montana --$tGathering gorilla DNA --$tExtracting DNA --$tNew weapons --$tMeet a DNA investigator --$tMicrobial DNA: Why is microbial DNA important? --$tMap of microbial DNA --$tScooping up life in the Sargasso Sea --$tHuman genome project --$tMicrobial genome project --$tGenetics and cloning: Ditteaux, the African wildcat --$tHow does cloning work? --$tCloning history --$tProblems of diversity --$tWhy stop with African wildcats? --$tGrowing a human heart --$tYears ahead.
520 $aEver since scientists first cloned Dolly, genetics has been a hot-button topic in the media and the political world. Authoritative texts that include interviews with experts, useful time lines, diagrams, glossaries, and more bring readers up to date on the latest findings of specific scientific issues and discoveries in the field of genetics, from the Human Genome Project to stem cell research to the National Geographic's own Genographic Project.
650 0 $aGenetics$vJuvenile literature.
650 1 $aGenetics.
700 1 $aTishkoff, Sarah.
830 0 $aNational Geographic investigates.