| Record Number |
905352 |
| ISBN |
9781838741785 (hardback) |
| Author |
Häfner, Carla, 1978- author. |
| Title |
The code of life : all about genes, DNA, genetic engineering and why you are the way you are / Carla Häfner, Mieke Scheier ; translated by Susan Haynes-Huber. |
| Publisher/Date |
London : Flying Eye Books, 2024. |
| ©2024 |
| Pagination etc. |
68 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 30 cm |
| Contents note |
Includes index. |
| First published in German in 2022 as Der Code des Lebens : alles über Gene, DNA, Gentechnik und warum du so bist, wie du bist. |
| The birth of genetics -- A look through the microscope -- In the Fly Room -- What genes are made of -- In the lab -- The zip function -- Cracking the genetic code - Packed away in the nucleus -- Mistakes happen -- About diversity -- Prisoners of our genes? -- Family connections -- The blueprint for a human being -- Making comparisons -- The early days of genetic engineering -- Remarkable medicines -- Repairing DNA -- CRISPR: the gene editing tool -- Green genetic engineering -- Saving the environment -- Gene drive -- Dolly the sheep and other clones -- Tiny all-rounders -- Dinosaurs and other prehistoric giants -- Criminals beware! -- New vaccines -- Closing words -- Your own research. |
| Summary Note |
"This book explains genetic theory, what genes are, why DNA plays an important role and what all these insights have to do with a curious monk. An exciting journey through the history of science, present-day genetic research and engineering and right through to the question of identity--because who would have thought how much of our personality is defined by our genes and how interesting genes can be?"-- |
| Target audience note |
10+ years old. |
| Language note |
In English, translated from the German. |
| Subject |
Genetic engineering -- Juvenile literature |
| DNA -- Juvenile literature |
| Genes -- Juvenile literature |
| Added Author |
Scheier, Mieke, 1986- illustrator. |
| Haynes-Huber, Susan translator. |
| Shelf Location |
J 576.5 HAFN |
