Genascent: The Human Genome Project in Plain Words
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Book Details
About the Book
For the general public it is what they might want to know before using or investing in the science; journal articles in common language, ethical/legal questions, funny stories that tell something about the science or the research environment.
The author has written a trilogy of movie scripts named “Genascent: Footprints in Time” which covers Gregor Mendel through 1993; “Genascent II: the Living Code” the start-up through the completion of sequencing; and “Genascent III: So It Is Written” Genome’s impact in fighting disease.
About the Author
The author is a biologist/artist. Three forces converged to get her to D.C., her patented device, all her kids in college and the Human Genome Project. A trilogy of movie scripts named “Genascent: Footprints in Time” Gregor Mendel through 1993; “Genascent II: the Living Code” start-up through the completion of the sequence; and “Genascent III: So it is Written” Genome v.s. disease to follow. Photo: Y chromosome resulted when an arm of the X chromosome broke off.