JULIAN BARWELL NEETA

WHAT IS DNA

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A humorous introduction to DNA and genetics, helping children find out what they are made of! DNA is the building block of all life. This book helps children aged 8 plus understand the structure of the DNA chemical, how it works inside the body, how life began on Earth and how all living things are connected by their DNA. With Nigel Baines' hilarious cartoons, the book explores topics such as why some of us really don't like Brussel sprouts - and why some of us love them!; what came first - the chicken or the egg?; and how DNA can solve crimes and make our lives better. Contents: The Great Discovery! / The Code Breakers and the Machines Inside Our Bodies / Babies Come with Instructions / Is it Good to Mix Up Our DNA? / How are Twins Made? / How Did Life on Earth Begin? / What Came First - the Chicken or the Egg? / Are We 50% a Mushroom?/ Is Grandad Really a Dinosaur?/ Why Don't I Like Vegetables?/ How Did I Get Ginger Hair?/ How Much Do Our Genes Affect Us?/ Spot a Relative After 500 Years!/ Traffic Lights - Red! Green! Blue?/ Gene On, Gene Off/ DNA That Makes Diseases / Who Did It!? / Who Is In Charge? / Quiz

Produktdetails

• Verlag: FRANKLIN WATTS
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526323002
• ISBN-10: 1526323001
• Artikelnr.: 64078666

Autorenporträt

Professor Julian Barwell is a medical doctor working in the university hospitals of Leicester supporting families with inherited diseases and implementing innovations in personalised medicine. Inspired by his patients, he helped launch the 100,000 Genome project on the BBC Breakfast Sofa and wants to share his sense of wonder and excitement about the beautiful simplicity of nature based on the structure of DNA with a younger readership. He hopes to create the next generation of doctors and scientists that will use these solid foundations to solve the challenges of the 21st century.

Inhaltsangabe

* 1: The Great Discovery! * 1: The Code Breakers and the Machines Inside Our Bodies * 1: Babies Come with Instructions * 1: Is it Good to Mix Up Our DNA? * 1: How are Twins Made? * 1: How Did Life on Earth Begin? * 1: What Came First
the Chicken or the Egg? * 1: Are We 50% a Mushroom? * 1: Is Grandad Really a Dinosaur? * 1: Why Don
t I Like Vegetables? * 1: How Did I Get Ginger Hair? * 1: How Much Do Our Genes Affect Us? * 1: Spot a Relative After 500 Years! * 1: Traffic Lights
Red! Green! Blue? * 1: Gene On, Gene Off * 1: DNA That Makes Diseases * 1: Who Did It!? * 1: Who Is In Charge? * 1: Your DNA: Our Story * 1: Take the DNA Quiz