THE HUMAN GENOME: MAPPING THE BLUEPRINT OF HUMAN LIFE

Book ID/图书代码： 12580020C00049

English Summary/英文概要： Have you ever wondered why you look the way you do? The answer lies in your human genome, the code of life.

The Human Genome: Mapping the Blueprint of Human Life investigates the fascinating world of genetics and the human genome. Kids ages 12 to 15 learn the basics of how genes work, how DNA is structured, and how genetic inheritance happens. Explore the discoveries scientists have made about the human genome and how these discoveries have helped us better understand and treat certain diseases, trace our human ancestry and migration, and compare our species to others. In addition, explore some of the ethical, legal, and social issues that arise from advances in genomic science.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 类基因组和基因在我们生活中的作用的精彩之旅!动手科学调查和STEM研究项目帮助12到15岁的读者发现他们自己身体的一个神秘部分——他们的基因!

Awards/获奖情况：School Library Journal

"Written in a conversational style, this text renders complex content comprehensible. Each chapter includes many hands-on activities of varying degrees of usefulness and effectiveness. . . A solid STEM resource recommended for general interest as well as supplemental curricular use."

About the Author/作者介绍： Carla Mooney has written more than 70 books for children and young adults, with more than 20 titles for Nomad Press, including Genetics: Breaking the Code of Your DNA and Human Movement: How the Body Walks, Runs, Jumps, and Kicks. Her work has appeared in many magazines including Highlights, Faces, and Learning Through History. Carla lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Tom Casteel is an illustrator and cartoonist that graduated from the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2011. He has illustrated more than two dozen books for Nomad Press. Tom lives in South Bend, Indiana, with his wife, son, two smelly dogs and one old cat.

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