human genome

"Teens explore the history of the Human Genome Project from a journalistic viewpoint to understand the events that made genome sequencing possible, the people involved, and its impact on the field of medicine"--Provided by publisher.

20,000 years ago, people crossed a great land bridge from Siberia into Western Alaska and then dispersed southward into what is now called the Americas. Until we venture out to other worlds, this remains the last time our species has populated an entirely new place, and this event has been a subject of deep fascination and controversy. No written records--and scant archaeological evidence--exist to tell us what happened or how it took place. Many different models have been proposed to explain how the Americas were peopled and what happened in the thousands of years that followed. A study of both past and present, ORIGIN explores how genetics is currently being used to construct narratives that profoundly impact Indigenous peoples of the Americas. It serves as a primer for anyone interested in how genetics has become entangled with identity in the way that society addresses the question "Who is indigenous?".

". . . 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"--Provided by publisher.

Readers will gain a deeper understanding of how DNA and RNA work together to make all the individual humans, animals, and plants on our planet.

"A historical account of the Human Genome Project, including the events the made genome sequencing possible, the people involved, the competition between public and private sectors, and the ways in which its effects are felt today"--Provided by publisher.

The Human Genome Project was a groundbreaking, life-altering development of the late 20th century and a major evolution in science and medicine. Readers of this volume will follow the scientists of the international, collaborative research program as they map the human genome, learning about the science behind the project as well as the scientific and medical possibilities opened by it.

Supports the Next Generation Science Standards on heredity and biological evolution by examining the history of genetics and the Human Genome Project.

Author Ryan, a physician and evolutionary biologist, treats readers to the long history of the discovery and study of DNA, and forecasts what DNA research might provide in the near future--the eradication and treatment of many diseases currently plaguing the human race.

"Explores the science and the history behind the specific sequences in our DNA that make us human. Reaching all the way back to the 1850s when Gregor Mendel used his pea plant experiments to solve the mystery of trait inheritance, this book maps out each theory that laid the groundwork to piece together who we are and why ... [and] looks at the important medical advances this knowledge has gained us and the social issues surrounding them"--Provided by publisher.

An exploration of human DNA and the stories it can tell describes how genes can explain why JFK's skin was bronze, Einstein was a genius, and why people with exceptional thumb flexibility can become world-class violinists.