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Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Description
Presents the life of the geneticist, discussing the poverty of his childhood, his struggle to get an education, his life as a monk, his discovery of the laws of genetics, and the rediscovery of his work thirty-five years after its publication.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Annie Parker finds out she has breast cancer, a devastating blow to a woman who's already lost her mother and sister to the same disease. Mary-Claire King is a geneticist researching the still unknown link between DNA and cancer in the wake of skeptical colleagues and funding challenges.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
371 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
In the aftermath of a young geneticist's shocking DNA discovery, power-hungry Homer Stennis Ironwood endeavors to penetrate the MacClary family, who guard ancient secrets about humanity's past associations with gods.
6) Rampage
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 108 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Primatologist Davis shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. When a greed-fueled corporation's genetic experiment goes awry, George and other animals across the country are mutated into aggressive super creatures that rampage the city. In an adrenaline-filled ride, Davis tries to find an antidote to not only halt a global catastrophe, but to also save the fearsome...
Author
Publisher
Sarah Crichton Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
317 pages ; 24 cm
Description
Sitting in a courtroom after being charged with murder, a geneticist and happily married mother of two reflects on her affair with a secret lover who claimed a connection to the British government and who seduced her with an irresistible combination of sexual power, justice, and revenge.
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
323 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
Clinging to an idea introduced by a substitute biology teacher about the role of DNA in defining a person's identity and destiny, introspective teen Summer struggles to make a connection with her abandoning mother, her mentally ill father, and her obsessive brother before embarking on a career in genetics.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (239 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It is a stunning psychological thriller about a respected female scientist and the single irrational act that leads to her standing trial for murder. Yvonne Carmichael is a married woman living a quiet life with her husband and two children. Her world is turned upside down when a chance meeting with Mark Costley leads to a passionate affair and a moment of shocking violence. Her only way out is to admit the truth, the truth that would destroy her...
10) Tomorrow's kin
Author
Series
Yesterday's kin volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
349 pages ; 25 cm.
Description
Follows the arrival of alien embassies who meet with the United Nations amid human fear and speculation before obscure scientist Dr. Marianne Jenner is secretly invited to visit the aliens and prevent an imminent disaster.
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
216 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"Most accounts of the natural evolution of wolves place it over a span of about 15,000 years, but within a decade, Belyaev and Trut?s fox breeding experiments had resulted in puppy-like foxes with floppy ears, piebald spots, and curly tails. Along with these physical changes came genetic and behavioral changes, as well. The foxes were bred using selection criteria for tameness, and with each generation, they became increasingly interested in human...
Author
Series
Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
p2011
Physical Desc
13 sound discs (16 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ex-Baltimore cop Joe Ledger and his team from the Department of Military Sciences square off against two separate groups of corrupt scientists. The beautiful but twisted Jakoby Twins are creating transgenic monsters and genetically enhanced mercenaries for sale to the highest bidder. Their father, who takes evil to an entirely new level, is using cutting-edge science to complete the Nazi master-race program. Joe must elude the NSA who are gunning...
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