Power to the purple!
Sophie Bell
Cheri, Scarlet, and Iris must use their newly acquired superpowers to stop Opaline from turning their classmates into Debbie Downers. Book #2
Read Time: ~6.9 hr
The human genome
by R. Scott Hawley, Catherine A. Mori (1999)
About this book
The Human Genome: A User's Guide conveys both the essence and the excitement of modern human genetics. Incorporating all of researchers' latest discoveries, the authors ground their work in the discussion of a major function of the human gene: that of sex determination and development. This focus opens the discussion to the interactions between science and society. Hawley and Mori take care to examine the process of genetic analysis and to explore relevant topics such as the genetics of cancer, behavior and personality, AIDS, mental illness, cloning, and gene therapy. The reader gains sophisticated insight into human heredity, beyond the misconceptions of folklore.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe human genome Lead Character
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