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Publisher CommentsThe riveting story of the players, the crises, and the competition to map the genome, the greatest scientific achievement of our time Drawing the Map of Life is the dramatic story of the Human Genome Project from its origins, through the race to order the 3 billion subunits of DNA, to the surprises emerging as scientists seek to exploit the molecule of heredity. It’s the first account to deal in depth with the intel... read more>>>
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Publisher CommentsSpencer Wells is a leading population geneticist and director of the Genographic Project, a collaboration between National Geographic, IBM, and the Waitt Family Foundation. His fascination with the past has led the scientist, author, and documentary filmmaker to the farthest reaches of the globe in search of human populations who hold the history of humankind in their DNA.
The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey, an award-winning book an... read more>>>
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Publisher CommentsIntroducing Genetics takes readers on a journey through this new science to the discovery of DNA and the heart of the human gene map. In everyday life, many of us increasingly have to make moral decisions where genetics plays a part. This book gives us the information to do so. Unique graphic introductions to big ideas and thinkers, written by experts in the field.
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In the fall of 2005, a band of researchers cracked the code of the chimpanzee genome and provided a startling new window into the differences between humans and our closest primate cousins. For the past several years, acclaimed Science reporter Jon Cohen has been following the DNA hunt, as well as eye-opening new studies in ape communication, human evolution, disease, diet, and more. In Almost Chimpanzee, Coh... read more>>>
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