Who discovered DNA?

Who discovered DNA?

Jenny Vaughan, 1947-

Book - 2010

"Looking at some of the major inventions and discoveries shaping our world today, Breakthroughs in Science profiles the research leading up to the discovery (not just profiles of the one or two key "players"). Each book describes the "famous" moment and then examines the continued evolution illustrating its impact today and for the future"--

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Subjects
DNA > Juvenile literature.
Published
Mankato, Minn. : Arcturus Pub 2010.
Language
English
Main Author
Jenny Vaughan, 1947- (-)
Physical Description
46 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 45) and index.
ISBN
9781848376793
  • The secret of heredity
  • Heredity in practice
  • How are living things made?
  • Life changes
  • A monk in Austria
  • Finding DNA and chromosomes
  • Professor Morgan's fruit flies
  • At last ... the truth about DNA
  • How DNA is made
  • Double twist
  • The messenger and the code
  • Changes and mistakes in DNA
  • Genetic modification
  • GM plants
  • GM animals
  • Clones and cloning
  • The ultimate map
  • Fingerprints and profiles
  • What next?
  • Glossary
  • Further information
  • Index
Review by Horn Book Review

Clearly and substantively, these books trace how the theory of natural selection was developed and how DNA was discovered. Although each spread addresses a subtopic, the texts read smoothly; the many sidebars, photos, and biographical sketches are well integrated. In both volumes, the answer to the title question is, of course, many different people--increasingly, in collaboration. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Breakthroughs in Science and Technology titles: Who Discovered Natural Selection? and Who Discovered DNA?] (c) Copyright 2011. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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