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Seven Daughters of Eve : the Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry (01 Edition) by Bryan Sykes Publisher Comments One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix, The Seven Daughters of Eve reveals the remarkable story behind a groundbreaking scientific discovery. After being summoned in 1997 to an archaeological site to... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper 
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Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters by Matt Ridley From Powells.com Matt Ridley's Genome is one of the best, and most popular, works of popular science of recent years, in line with such instant classics as Richard Rhodes's The Making of the Atomic Bomb or Brian Greene's The Elegant Universe. Ever since James Watson and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Time, Love, Memory: A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior by Jonathan Weiner From Powells.com Jonathan Weiner went to Harvard University with the intention of becoming a biologist, but found himself seduced by poetry. He went on to complete his degree in English and American literature. Yet, his love for biology never abated. His first foray... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Cartoon Guide to Genetics by Larry Gonick Publisher Comments Illustrates, simplifies, and humor-coats the important principles of classical and modern genetics and their experimental bases, with amusing anecdotes about how the ancients tried to explain inheritance and sex determination.... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Redesigning Humans: Choosing Our Genes, Changing Our Future by Gregory Stock Publisher Comments In a book that is sure to elicit an emotional response from readers, Stock shows that governments, religious groups, and others with ethical and moral concerns will not be able to stop the coming trend of choosing genes at the embryo stage.... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA (Norton Critical Edition) by James D Watson Publisher Comments Background materials include reproductions of the original scientific papers in which the double helical structure of DNA was first presented in 1953 and 1954. In Criticism, which begins with A Review of the Reviews by Gunther Stent, other scientists and... (read more) List Price $16.25 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Rough Guide to Genes & Cloning (Rough Guide Reference) by Jess Buxton Special Offer For a limited time, buy a new copy of any of the books in Rough Guide's Popular Culture section, and get The Rough Guide to World Party CD free!... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Not a Chimp: The Hunt to Find the Genes That Make Us Human by Jeremy Taylor Publisher Comments Humans are primates, and our closest relatives are the other African apes - chimpanzees closest of all. With the mapping of the human genome, and that of the chimp, a direct comparison of the differences between the two, letter by letter along the... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Hardcover
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Nature Via Nurture Uk Edition by Matt Ridley Publisher Comments They are consequences as well as causes of the will. Published fifty years after the discovery of the double helix of DNA, Nature via Nurture chronicles a new revolution in our understanding of genes. Ridley recounts the hundred years' war between the... (read more) Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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For and Against #3: Cloning: For and Against by M L Rantala Publisher Comments This collection of 30 articles by scientists, ethicists, religious leaders, and legal experts explores the benefits and costs of cloning. Topics include: Playing God; Is Cloning the Salvation for Endangered Species? No Need for Marriage; Can You Xerox a... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $6.43 Used - Trade Paper
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Double Helix (Scribner Classic) by James Watson Publisher Comments The classic personal account of one of the great scientific discoveries of the century. By identifying the structure of DNA, the molecule of life, Francis Crick and James Watson revolutionized biochemistry and won themselves a Nobel Prize. At the time... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Jacob's Ladder: The History of the Human Genome by Henry Gee Publisher Comments Evolutionary biologist Gee delivers a remarkably lucid explanation of what the sequencing of the human genome really tells us--and explains that the next frontier is understanding how they interact to direct the growth of an organism.... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Code of Codes: Scientific and Social Issues in the Human Genome Project by Daniel J Kevles Publisher Comments The human genome is the key to what makes us human. Composed of the many different genes found in our cells, it defines our possibilities and limitations as members of the species. The ultimate goal of the pioneering project outlined in this book is to... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Decoding Your Genes (Complete Idiot's Guides) by Linda Tagliaferro Publisher Comments You're no idiot, of course. You suspect that you inherited your blue eyes from your mother and your rapier wit from your dad. But when it comes to understanding how genes are handed down, you'd have better luck teaching Dolly the lamb to talk. Don't send... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry by Bryan Sykes Publisher Comments One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix-a work whose scientific and cultural reverberations will be discussed for years to come. In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading world authority on DNA and human... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Bioinformatics a Practical Guide To the an 2ND Edition by Andreas D Baxevanis Publisher Comments Reviews OF the Second Edition "In this book, Andy Baxevanis and Francis Ouellette . . . have undertaken the difficult task of organizing the knowledge in this field in a logical progression and presenting it in a digestible form. And they have done an... (read more) List Price $69.95 Your price: $46.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Impact of the Gene: From Mendel's Peas to Designer Babies by Colin Tudge Publisher Comments How genetics, and the technologies that arise from it, will affect the way we live in the twenty-first centuryIn the mid-nineteenth century, a Moravian friar made a discovery that was to shape not only the future of science but also that of the human... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $7.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Mendel's Demon: Gene Justic and the Complexity of Life by Mark Ridley Publisher Comments This book goes to the heart of post-Darwinian theory, examining the logic by which natural selection works. It looks at fundamental questions about life, such as why we have sex, gender, and a 'Mendelian' genetic technology. It looks beyond science to... (read more) Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Language of Genes: Solving the Mysteries of Our Genetic Past, Present, and Future by Steve Jones Publisher Comments Displaying a remarkable ability to illustrate complex ideas simply, geneticist Jones takes the reader on a fascinating tour of the world of human genetics, explaining how the field began, the role genes play in shaping who and what we are, and the... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.25 Used - Trade Paper
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Schaum's Outline of Genetics (Schaum's Outlines) by Elrod Susan Publisher Comments Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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