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Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xiii, 287 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"Ready or not, medical practice is changing. Advances in the field of genomics--the study of how our DNA is constructed and functions--have made it easier for physicians to diagnose, treat, and even predict today's many pressing health concerns. With the emergence of genomic sequencing and DNA analysis, this is an exciting moment in science, medicine, and personal health. But it's also an uncertain time, one fraught with understandable and uncomfortable...
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Series
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Description
Who are we, really? We share traits with our parents, but our genetic makeup is unique. Each one of us is a one-and-only creation. Through colorful photos, diagrams, and text, you can learn about genetics. See how the simple pea plant taught us the rules of inheritance. Find out how our genetic code is unlocking the mystery of where we came from and our connections with all living things.
6) Human nature
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Our DNA can determine attributes from eye color to medical predispositions. An extraordinary technology called CRISPR allows us to edit human DNA, possibly eliminating genetic diseases or choosing our children's features. But how far should we go?
10) Big baby
Pub. Date
c2015
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (82 min) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a mad scientist Dr. Simon invents a genetic transformation machine, a group of evil business men scheme to steal his billion dollar idea. But before they get the chance, Dr. Simon;s 4 year old grandson accidentally turns his body into that of a 30 year old man and runs off! Now baby Bobby's siblings must catch him and figure out how to change him back before their parents get home and before the bad guys get him first!
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
592 p. ; 25 cm.
Appears on list
Description
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author draws on his scientific knowledge and research to describe the magisterial history of a scientific idea, the quest to decipher the master-code of instructions that makes and defines humans; that governs our form, function, and fate; and that determines the future of our children. The story of the gene begins in earnest in an obscure Augustinian abbey in Moravia in 1856 where Gregor Mendel, a monk working with pea...
14) Next
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 16
Description
Michael Crichton, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park, comes an astounding, eye-opening look at the world of genetics as it's happening now, told as only Michael Crichton can tell it, with lightening fast pacing and thrilling chases.
Welcome to our genetic world. Fast, furious, and out of control. This is not the world of the future-it's the world right now. Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct?...
15) Genes & DNA
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007, c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
63 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 28 cm.
Description
Presents an illustrated introduction to the science of genetics and DNA, explaining what they are and their function in the human body, and looking at the significance of advances in genetic technology.
Author
Description
Finally, in the rapidly evolving field of genetic genealogy an up-to-date resource is here! A Genetic Genealogy Handbook: The Basics and Beyond provides genealogists with the knowledge and confidence to use DNA testing for family research. The book guides genealogists in understanding various tests and determining what DNA segments came from which ancestor. The book explains how DNA testing helps when written records stop and discusses how testing...
Author
Description
Personalized healthcare is rapidly approaching the American health care treatment scene in 2013. As a seasoned healthcare professional and educator, in my view, this has been a long time coming. I have written a type of book like no other explaining how genetics and genealogy is just a start in this transition to improved healthcare in the USA. When we talk or write about this type of treatment we are using genetic or other biomarker information to...
Author
Description
Discovery of genetic cause and drug therapy for ADHD, autism and 22q that will allow patients to control their symptoms for these three diseases is described. The discovery is by Hakon Hakonarson, MD, Ph.D. who, in 2015, found the genetic cause for the three diseases. He then conducted a clinical trial to prove that the drug NFC-1 could regulate and modulate the genetic mutation that caused the diseases. This is an example of precision medicine being...
Author
Description
A general genetic catastrophe has been developing during the last 120 years, but mostly after 1950. The HIGH and INCREASING prevalence and HIGH and INCREASING incidence of genetic damage/genetic disorders/genetic diseases all over the world logically prove that we have a general genetic catastrophe (GGC).
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Description
Dr. Kirkpatrick's Thyroid SNP Data Pack presents the best of recent research pertaining to thyroid disorders. We will review single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP's) associated with autoimmune thyroid disorders (Graves' disease & Hashimoto's Thyroiditis) as well as thyroid cancer. The information herein pertains both to health care practitioners as well as individuals curious about interpreting individual genomic tests for inherited thyroid risk factors....
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