The genes that make us : human stories from a revolution in medicine / Edwin Kirk.
The genes that make us : human stories from a revolution in medicine / Edwin Kirk.
The genes that make us : human stories from a revolution in medicine / Edwin Kirk.
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Publisher
Melbourne, Vic. : Scribe, 2020.
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H 2020/3005 , G 2020/6463
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Language
English
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Physical content
270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Preface: An end, and a beginning -- 1. Easier than you think -- 2. The DNA dinner -- 3. The boy who wasn't short -- 4. Uncertainty -- 5. Needles in stacks of needles -- 6. Power! -- 7. Dysmorphology Club -- 8. How to make a baby -- 9. Complexity -- 10. A spoonful of mannose-6-phosphate -- 11. Please...
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Publisher
Melbourne, Vic. : Scribe, 2020.
Edition
Australian edition.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
Genes, we all have them and we're all affected by them, often in unknown ways. Whether directly inherited or modified by our environment, genes control or significantly influence almost every aspect of our lives, from the success of our conception and the development of our sexual characteristics, to the colour of our skin, hair, and eyes; our heig...
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The genes that make us : human stories from a revolution in medicine / Edwin Kirk.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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H 2020/3005 , G 2020/6463
Record Identifier
74VKaMJ0Pm8Z
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaMJ0Pm8Z
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ISBN
1925849392 pbk.
9781925849394 pbk.
DDC
576.5
MMS ID
991024347819602626
