DNA
Published on 8. August 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-233-00592-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Compact Guide: DNA provides a fascinating look at the world of the double helix and examines who we are, how we're wired, and how we repair ourselves. With information on so-called 'junk' DNA, how our genes evolved, heritability, the genetics of neuroscience, viruses, disease and what happens when things go wrong, this is a beautiful, visual journey through the polymer chain.
The Compact Guide: DNA is an engaging and essential read for anyone captivated by the scope of human discovery, and reveals how we might just uncover the answers to the secrets of life on Earth.
The Compact Guide: DNA is an engaging and essential read for anyone captivated by the scope of human discovery, and reveals how we might just uncover the answers to the secrets of life on Earth.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
192 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-233-00592-8 (9780233005928)
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Person
Dr Kat Arney is a writer, broadcaster and public speaker, appearing on the highly successful Naked Scientists for the past decade and producing and presenting the monthly Naked Genetics. She also copresents the weekly national BBC Radio 5Live Science show. According to BBC America she is one of the 'Top Ten Brits who make science sexy'. Kat is the author of the bestseller Herding Hemingway's Cats: Understanding How Our Genes Work. She holds a PhD in developmental biology from Cambridge University. See https://katarney.wordpress.com.
Content
Meet your genome * How do genes work? * Our genetic journey * Under attack! * Who do you think you are? * People are not peas * Genetic superheroes * Turn me on * Epigenetics * The RNA world * Building a baby * Wiring the brain * Compatibility genes * Why women are stripy * The viruses that made us human * When things go wrong * Human 2.0.