Genetic Engineering Science

Genetic engineering, which refers to the direct manipulation of DNA, became a reality in the 1970s. In this audiobook, we take a look at how far the field has come, starting with a revolutionary gene-editing tool called CRISPR that’s taking the research world by storm. We then examine how CRISPR and other approaches are being investigated to treat disease, the fantastic-sounding research being done in synthetic biology, controversial efforts in modifying crops and saving species, as well as the numerous ethical issues raised in these areas.

The world is in crisis! What is the solution? Ultimately, we have to find the redeeming, and thus transforming, understanding of our psychologically troubled human condition. And it is precisely that dreamed-of insight, and its now desperately needed transformation of our lives, that Australian biologist Jeremy Griffith presents in this book.

One thousand years later. Humanity has left Earth behind and is rapidly expanding throughout the galaxy under the banner of The Union, a white supremacist government who racially ‘purified’ the human race hundreds of years in the past. Living on the fringe of this twisted Fourth Reich society, Dark Horse - the only Black man in the Union - commandeers a vessel and scours the galaxy for his missing teammates under the guise of an Exo-Hunter, seeking out exo-planets to satiate the Union’s need for colonization.

First published in 1871, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex sees Darwin apply his evolutionary theory to the human race, controversially placing apes in our family tree. The book covers a range of adjacent themes, including differences between different peoples, the dominance of women in mate choice, and the relevance of evolutionary theory to general society.

With genetics and genetic engineering receiving almost daily coverage in the media, this audiobook is an introduction for general listeners who wish to know more about a science that is changing our world. Starting with the history of genetics, from primitive breeding programmes to Mendel's Law, and moving on to a full explanation of genetics and its role in our future, this is a comprehensive survey of genetics past, present and future.

Understand the modern mismatch that's making you unwell! This book is about the gap between the body you inherited and the life you're actually living. Your body was shaped by ten thousand generations of hunter-gatherers, tuned to sunlight, movement, real food, and a tribe that had your back. Then, in the space of about ten generations, civilization rebuilt nearly everything around you — and left your biology running the same old instructions in a world that no longer sends the same signals. The result isn't personal failure. It's mismatch. And mismatch can be fixed.

Have you ever wondered why you look the way you do—why you might have your dad’s curly hair, your mom’s blue eyes, or your grandparent’s tall frame? Understanding Genetics: A Simple Look at DNA and Heredity takes listeners on a captivating journey inside the invisible world that defines who we are. Written in clear, engaging language, this book breaks down the complex science of DNA into an accessible and fascinating guide for curious minds of all ages.

A season after Sharkantula devastated Shark World, the park reopens with a new feature attraction's arrival, a feisty sloth. As Peyton and Stephanie help Trey, the newest park staff member, prep the sloth for its release in the forest exhibit alongside the existing female sloth, the genetically modified tarantula that created the Sharkantula pays a visit. While the new sloth gains comfort in its surroundings, the gates open to thousands of visitors anxious to check out the Dolphantula show and get a peek at the majestic animals.

In DNA, Ell’s five-year-old son Zage has become interested in the effects of certain genes on obesity. He’s obtained permission to do research in a university lab where he hopes to test some of his ideas. Work is being done to evaluate the possibility of terraforming the planet Mars by using Ell’s port technology to bring in water, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen from various other worlds in the solar system.

No meio da madrugada, o agente Logan Ramsay entra em um laboratório clandestino à procura de provas de um crime, sem fazer ideia de que sua vida está prestes a mudar. Um som estranho. Uma explosão. Então, silêncio. Logan acorda em um leito de hospital, sendo atendido por profissionais usando trajes de proteção biológica, enquanto sua esposa e filha o observando através de uma barreira de vidro.

EL ORIGEN DE LAS ESPECIES • CHARLES DARWIN Charles Darwin, al publicar su obra El origen de las especies en 1859, presentó su teoría de la evolución mediante la selección natural que, pasados ciento cincuenta años, continúa siendo la base de la interpretación de la naturaleza de la biología moderna. El libro tuvo un gran éxito desde su primera edición, suscitó grandes polémicas y su influencia se hizo notar no sólo en la comunidad científica, sino también en toda la sociedad.

Sarah Halloway lost everything, her medical license, her reputation, and her future. Now she’s been reassigned to The Sovereign, a colony ship rising into orbit via space elevator, carrying her into exile far from Earth. But exile turns into containment. When a sealed artifact from Area 51 ruptures mid-ascent, something inside awakens. It is not just alive. It is adaptive.

Christmas, 1859. Just one month after the publication of On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin received an unsettling letter. He had expected criticism; in fact, letters were arriving daily, most expressing outrage and accusations of heresy. But this letter was different. It accused him of failing to acknowledge his predecessors, of taking credit for a theory that had already been discovered by others. Darwin realized that he had made an error in omitting from Origin of Species any mention of his intellectual forebears.

From the Siberian permafrost to balmy California, scientists across the globe are working to resurrect all kinds of extinct animals, from ones that just left us to those that have been gone for many thousands of years. Their tools in this hunt are both fossils and cutting-edge genetic technologies. Some of these scientists are driven by sheer curiosity; others view the lost species as a powerful weapon in the fight to preserve rapidly changing ecosystems. It seems certain that these animals will walk the earth again, but what world will that give us? And is any of this a good idea?

Автор рассказывает о мире животном и о роде человеческом. Только LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor)—не апостол, а наш общий предок, и, чтобы разобраться, что же это за существо, вы, вместе с биологом Максимом Винарским, проделаете путь протяженностью более 4 млрд лет.

Why did only one species evolve a mind this powerful? The answer has eluded science—until now. The Curiosity Gene traces curiosity to its violent birth amid warfare that predates humanity itself, where it became a survival tool like no other—triggering a 2.3-million-year march from ape to human. But this is no museum piece. It is your burden. Turning that same ancient drive on the present, The Curiosity Gene lays bare the anxiety and frustration of modern life, revealing why true, meaningful happiness cannot be chased. It must be earned.

From the author of Seed of Israel: DNA Guide to Tracing Your Jewish Ancestry comes this great dive into the history of Ashkenazi Jews. While controversial debates spark disagreements on the crystallization of this Jewish Diaspora, modern genetic studies and personal DNA samples finally conclude the Levantine Middle Eastern and Mediterranean roots of Ashkenazi ancestry: Judean people from the Holy Land that journeyed across the Mediterranean to the bottleneck of Europe.

Our Hope for Gene Therapy traces the developments in eye genetics and our understanding of chloridemia, an inherited retinal disorder. A first-in-Canada test of an experimental gene therapy to halt its progression started in Edmonton, Alberta in 2015. Nothing about the experiment was simple - but it taught Dr. MacDonald and his team a great deal and laid the foundations for future genetic therapies.

Civilization survived the plague. The people Avit loves may not. Years after the collapse, Dr. Avit Arceneaux has built an uneasy refuge among survivors struggling to reclaim their future. But when a new variant emerges, and his children disappear into the hands of those who see them as biological assets rather than human beings, Avit is forced into a desperate race to bring them home.

Everything you were taught about evolution is wrong. In this shocking book, Berkeley-educated doctor of biology Jonathan Wells lets you in on scientific discoveries you won't learn about from college and high-school textbooks - and reveals a dirty little secret known only to some of his fellow biologists.