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Biostatistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology: A Comprehensive Guide to Unlocking the Secrets of Genes and DiseaseIn the intricate world where biology, statistics, and medicine converge lies a field of extraordinary promise: biostatistical genetics and genetic epidemiology. This powerful combination holds the key to deciphering the complex interplay between our genes and the diseases that afflict us. If understanding the origins of illness, revolutionizing...
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"Something sits in a bunker lab buried fifty feet below the grounds of Lakehurst Naval Air Station. The product of technology confiscated from the Germans after WWII occupies a chamber of steel-reinforced ballistic glass. Despite experimentation for nearly three-quarters of a century, no one knows what it is, but illegal human research reveals what it can do. Humans with special abilities--abilities that can only have come from whatever occupies the...
83) Monsters
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"The year is 1964. Bobby Bailey doesn't realize he is about to fulfill his tragic destiny when he walks into a US Army recruitment office. Secretive, damaged, innocent, trying to forget a past and looking for a future, Bobby is the perfect candidate for a secret US government experimental program, an unholy continuation of a genetics program that was discovered in Nazi Germany nearly 20 years earlier in the waning days of World War II. Bailey's only...
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2019.
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First Atria Books hardcover edition.
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xxiii, 406 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"From an acclaimed Harvard professor and one of Time's most influential people, this paradigm-shifting book shows how almost everything we think we know about aging is wrong, offers a front-row seat to the amazing global effort to slow, stop, and reverse aging, and calls readers to consider a future where aging can be treated. For decades, experts have believed that we are at the mercy of our genes, and that natural damage to our genes--the kind that...
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Short, sassy, and bold, Mean Genes uses a Darwinian lens to examine the issues that most deeply affect our lives: body image, money, addiction, violence, and the endless search for happiness, love, and fidelity. But Burnham and Phelan don't simply describe the connections between our genes and our behavior; they also outline steps that we can take to tame our primal instincts and so improve the quality of our lives. Why do we want (and do) so many...
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Welcome to the pages of this book, a heartfelt exploration of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and the unique journey it encompasses. Whether you're an individual with ADHD, a parent, a loved one, or simply seeking understanding, this book aims to shed light on the multifaceted nature of ADHD and its profound impact on lives.ADHD is more than just a diagnosis; it's an intricate tapestry of traits, strengths, and challenges that shape...
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Con su esbelta doble hélice y su enorme capacidad para duplicarse, el ADN es el indiscutible protagonista de la genética. En la delicada sucesión de reacciones químicas que llamamos vida destaca un personaje de reparto, responsable de convertir la información de los genes en proteínas para todo uso: el ribosoma. Esta máquina genética traduce la información del ADN en instrucciones concretas para enhebrar aminoácidos y con ellos crear complejos...
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An accessible introduction to core concepts in evolution for lay readers, which shows that random events have played a critical role in the development of life. Critical historical events-or "turning points"-have shaped evolution and continue to have a decisive effect on individual lives. This theme is explored and explained in this lucid, accessible book for lay readers. The author argues that, although evolution is the result of unpredictable events,...
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Unraveling the Double Helix covers the most colorful period in the history of DNA, from the discovery of "nuclein" in the late 1860s to the publication of James Watson's The Double Helix in 1968. These hundred years included the establishment of the Nobel Prize, antibiotics, x-ray crystallography, the atom bomb and two devastating world wars-events which are strung along the thread of DNA like beads on a necklace. The story of DNA is a saga packed...
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Completely updated by genetics/genomics nurses for genetics/genomics nurses. The first best resource for the RN or APRN genetics/genomics nurse at any level and in any setting. Essential for all involved in this nursing practice specialty now and throughout this decade. Genetics/genomics nursing practice and care focuses on the actual and potential impact of genetic and genomic influences on health. These nurses advise and educate clients and families...
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In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com. Our genes are hardwired to survive at all cost. Discover how this selfish instinct has evolved life from...
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Read it. You're already living it.
Was diabetes evolution's response to the last Ice Age? Did a deadly genetic disease help our ancestors survive the bubonic plagues of Europe? Will a visit to the tanning salon help lower your cholesterol? Why do we age? Why are some people immune to HIV? Can your genes be turned on -- or off?
Joining the ranks of modern myth busters, Dr. Sharon Moalem turns our current understanding of illness on its head and...
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Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, or FAP, accounts for roughly 1 percent of hereditary colorectal cancer and carries an extremely high lifetime risk of colon cancer and elevated risks for other exceedingly rare cancers. It is an autosomal dominant condition caused by germline mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene. By the age of fifty, nearly 99 percent of untreated FAP patients will have developed cancer.
This is the dark shadow that...
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Since the publication in 1859 of Darwin's “Origin of Species”, debate over the theory of evolution has been continuous and often impassioned. In recent years, opponents of "Darwin's dangerous idea" have mounted history's most sophisticated and generously funded attack, claiming that evolution is "a theory in crisis." Ironically, these claims are being made at a time when the explosion of information from genome projects has revealed the most compelling...
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What does science say about race? In this book a distinguished research geneticist presents abundant evidence showing that traditional notions about distinct racial differences have little scientific foundation.
In short, racism is not just morally wrong; it has no basis in fact.
The author lucidly describes in detail the factors that have led to the current scientific consensus about race. Both geneticists and anthropologists now generally agree...
96) Genetic Disorders Heredity, Genes, and Chromosomes Human Science Grade 7 Children's Biology Books
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Your seventh grader is now moving towards more complex scientific truths - genetic disorders. This science book will tackle how and why genetic disorders happen. In order to understand how they happen, your child must also have knowledge on heredity, genes and chromosomes. Encourage your child to seek for more learning, even outside the classroom.
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Covering newsworthy aspects of contemporary biology -- gene therapy, the Human Genome Project, DNA testing, and genetic engineering -- as well as fundamental concepts, this book, written specifically for nonbiologists, discusses classical and molecular genetics, quantitative and population genetics -- including cloning and genetic diseases -- and the many applications of genetics to the world around us, from genetically modified foods to genetic testing....
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Del big bang al Homo sapiens resume de manera amena, didáctica y bella los acontecimientos que llevan al Homo sapiens: desde el surgimiento del universo y los orígenes de la Tierra, pasando por la aparición de la vida y sus incontables desarrollos evolutivos, hasta el presente, con consideraciones sobre nuestro futuro.
Con ayuda de varias ciencias, que su formación como ingeniero y matemático le permiten usar, el profesor Antonio Vélez explica...
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The captivating story of how a band of scientists has redrawn the genetic and behavioral lines that separate humans from our nearest cousins.
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...
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An exploration of the once-ignored portion of our DNA and the role it plays in our bodies, from the author of The Epigenetics Revolution.
For decades after the identification of the structure of DNA, scientists focused only on genes, the regions of the genome that contain codes to produce proteins. Other regions that make up 98 percent of the human genome were dismissed as "junk," sequences that serve no purpose. But researchers have recently discovered...
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