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The Wonder of Genetics is a user-friendly guide through the wonderful – and, to some, scary – world of genetics.
Ages: not applicable;
We all know that exercise makes us fitter and healthier – but what changes take place in our cells to make this happen?
Ages: 16-19;
Brain tumours are one of the most common causes of death in children – and may begin when chromosomes are torn apart during cell division.
Ages: 16-19;
In popular TV detective series, genetic fingerprinting is commonly used to identify criminals. Sara Müller and Heike Göllner-Heibült take a look behind the scenes.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Who Cloned my Cat? Fun Adventures in Biotechnology is a collection of two-page articles that briefly describe discoveries from the field of biotechnology.
Ages: not applicable;
Evolutionary geneticist Svante Pääbo tells Eleanor Hayes how he excavates the genome to understand human evolution.
Ages: 16-19;
Glowing jellyfish, flickering fireflies, fun glow sticks; Emma Welsh introduces the beautiful and mysterious world of chemiluminescence.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Uracil is well known as one of the bases used in RNA, but why is it not used in DNA – or is it? Angéla Békési and Beáta G Vértessy investigate.
Ages: 16-19;
When something frightens us, should we freeze, or should we investigate? Sarah Stanley describes how scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory are probing the mysteries of the brain, seeking to understand our response to fear.
Ages: 16-19;
In the second of two articles, Jarek Bryk describes how scientists dig deep into our genes – to test the molecular basis of an evolutionary adaptation in humans.
Ages: 16-19;
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The Wonder of Genetics: The Creepy, the Curious, and the Commonplace, by Richard V. Kowles
Topics: Resources
| Issue 23
On your bike: how muscles respond to exercise
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 23
Exploding chromosomes: how cancer begins
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 22
Genetic fingerprinting: a look inside
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 21
Who Cloned my Cat? Fun Adventures in Biotechnology, by Reinhard Renneberg
Topics: Resources
| Issue 20
An archaeologist of the genome: Svante Pääbo
Topics: Biology
| Issue 19
What is chemiluminescence?
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 18
Uracil in DNA: error or signal?
Topics: Biology
| Issue 18
A neural switch for fear
Topics: Biology
| Issue 17
Human evolution: testing the molecular basis
Topics: Biology, General science, Health
