Genetics (non-medical)

Is a baby whose personality has been chosen from a gene supermarket still a human?

Genes have a huge impact on who we are, from defining us as humans, to governing how we behave.

Genetics in Minutes is your compact and accessible guide to the central concepts of the science of genetics, revealing how our genes shape our bodies and our lives, and how in turn we are beginning to shape them.

A TIMES ENVIRONMENT AND SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022'The ideal guide to what is not just a fiendishly complex area of science but also an ethical minefield' Mail on SundayA new gene editing technology, invented just seven years ago, has turned humanity into gods.

The story of the most significant biological breakthrough of the century - the discovery of the structure of DNA.

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Learn all about how your DNA makes you who you arean awesome, unique individualin this fun and simple illustrated guide!

A comprehensive collection of perspectives by experts in mycobacterial molecular biology Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes one in four avoidable deaths in the developing world and kills more adults than malaria, AIDS, and all tropical diseases combined.

Explore the remarkable discoveries in the rapidly expanding field of plasmid biology Plasmids are integral to biological research as models for innumerable mechanisms of living cells, as tools for creating the most diverse therapies, and as crucial helpers for understanding the dissemination of microbial populations.

Fungi research and knowledge grew rapidly following recent advances in genetics and genomics.

Seventy-five percent of processed foods on supermarket shelvesfrom soda to soup, crackers to condimentscontain genetically engineered ingredients.

Fungi research and knowledge grew rapidly following recent advances in genetics and genomics.

Explore the remarkable discoveries in the rapidly expanding field of plasmid biology Plasmids are integral to biological research as models for innumerable mechanisms of living cells, as tools for creating the most diverse therapies, and as crucial helpers for understanding the dissemination of microbial populations.

A comprehensive collection of perspectives by experts in mycobacterial molecular biology Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes one in four avoidable deaths in the developing world and kills more adults than malaria, AIDS, and all tropical diseases combined.

In this acclaimed bestseller, an explorer and Neanderthal hunter takes us on a riveting journey of discovery'With the style of a poet and imagination of a philosopher, Ludovic Slimak probes the minds of Neanderthals.

It is widely recognized that analytical technologies and techniques are playing a pioneering role in a range of today's foremost challenging scientific endeavours, including especially biological and biomedical research.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONShe Has Her Mother's Laugh presents a profoundly original perspective on what we pass along from generation to generation.

From DNA sequences stored on computer databases to archived forensic samples and biomedical records, bioinformation comes in many forms.

A clear and straightforward explanation of genetics in this new edition of the popular 101 series.

Gene regulatory networks are the most complex, extensive control systems found in nature.

Discover the pleasures of watching insects with this fun, informative, and marvelously illustrated how-to guideInsects are the most abundant wildlife on the planetbut also the least observed.

How did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years?

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Nobody deals with challenging subjects more interestingly and compellingly than Adam Rutherford, and this may be his best book yet.

DNA.

We like to think of ourselves as highly evolved.

Discover the second volume of an epic, beautifully illustrated graphic history of humankind, based on Yuval Noah Harari's multi-million copy bestselling phenomenon.

The first volume of the graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari's global phenomenon and smash SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER.

'Go on, have a flutter!

'The most important advance of our era.

Dieser praktische Insektenführer bietet einen umfassenden Einblick in die faszinierende Welt der Insekten.

An epic, dazzling history of the idea that defines us.

Accompanying the major new BBC documentary series, Superhuman explores the human bodys astonishing ability to heal, renew and regenerate itself.

Today we are developing a science that could change the world - for good or ill - more quickly and more profoundly than ever before.

Insects are the most abundant and diverse organisms that inhabit our planet and are found in all the world s forest ecosystems.

Insects are the most abundant and diverse organisms that inhabit our planet and are found in all the world s forest ecosystems.

Illustrated thoroughly, Biomolecular Archaeology is the first book to clearly guide students through the study of ancient DNA: how to analyze biomolecular evidence (DNA, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates) to address important archaeological questions.

Illustrated thoroughly, Biomolecular Archaeology is the first book to clearly guide students through the study of ancient DNA: how to analyze biomolecular evidence (DNA, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates) to address important archaeological questions.

This book aims to make population genetics approachable, logical and easily understood.

Insects and Wildlife: Arthropods and their Relationships with Wild Vertebrate Animals provides a comprehensive overview of the interrelationships of insects and wildlife.

The Handbook of Developmental Science, Behavior, and Genetics brings together the cutting-edge theory, research and methodology that contribute to our current scientific understanding of the role of genetics in the developmental system.

This book describes the evolutionary and ecological consequences of reproductive competition for scarabaeine dung beetles.

This book describes the evolutionary and ecological consequences of reproductive competition for scarabaeine dung beetles.

The Royal Entomological Society (RES) and Wiley-Blackwell are proud to present this landmark publication, celebrating the wonderful diversity of the insects of the British Isles, and the work of the RES (founded 1833).

The Royal Entomological Society (RES) and Wiley-Blackwell are proud to present this landmark publication, celebrating the wonderful diversity of the insects of the British Isles, and the work of the RES (founded 1833).

The Handbook of Developmental Science, Behavior, and Genetics brings together the cutting-edge theory, research and methodology that contribute to our current scientific understanding of the role of genetics in the developmental system.

Beetles, the most diverse group of insects, are often abundant in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems.

Insects and Wildlife: Arthropods and their Relationships with Wild Vertebrate Animals provides a comprehensive overview of the interrelationships of insects and wildlife.

This established, popular textbook provides a stimulating and comprehensive introduction to the insects, the animals that represent over half of the planet's biological diversity.

The concepts of veterinary genetics are crucial to understanding and controlling many diseases and disorders in animals.

Authored by a very eminent geneticist, this text gives students a thorough appreciation of the development and potential of analytical genetic techniques.