<DIV>From Gregor Mendelβs first experiments with peas during the eighteenth century to the announcement of the Human Genome Project in 1998, genetics have become the key to cracking many of the scientific ideas of our age. How much do our genes determine our personalities? What makes us different fr
The Britannica Guide to Genetics (Britannica Guide To...)
β Scribed by Encyclopedia Britannica
- Publisher
- Running Press
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 391
- Series
- Britannica Guides
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
From Gregor Mendels first experiments with peas during the eighteenth century to the announcement of the Human Genome Project in 1998, genetics have become the key to cracking many of the scientific ideas of our age. How much do our genes determine our personalities? What makes us different from other species? What is revealed behind the controversy of genetically modified food or stem cell research? This volume is the ideal companion for students or general popular science readers who wish to know the facts behind the latest research and discoveries.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Running Press, 2009. β 288 p. β ISBN-10: 0762436204. β ISBN-13: 978-0762436200.<div class="bb-sep"></div>From Gregor Mendel's first experiments with peas during the eighteenth century to the announcement of the Human Genome Project in 1998, genetics have become the key to cracking many of the scient
EncyclopΓ¦dia Britannica, 2009. β 380 p. β ISBN-10: 0762436204<div class="bb-sep"></div>From Gregor Mendels first experiments with peas during the eighteenth century to the announcement of the Human Genome Project in 1998, genetics have become the key to cracking many of the scientific ideas of our a
An in-depth and authoritative account of China, this volume is a comprehensive introduction to the people, and their culture and history spanning 3,500 years of civilization. It also gives a thorough picture of the rise of modern China as a superpower and what that means for the rest of the world.
With over a billion people, 21st-century India stands on the verge of being one of the worldβs newest superpowers. In the sixty years since its independence, it has transformed into a modern nation with limitless resourcesβyet it is also a nation of extremes.<br>India embodies 15 official languages,