A documentary comic book that presents information about the discovery and importance of DNA, examining the impact of DNA research on society and discussing its significance in history and for the future of life on Earth.
Provides an introduction to the field of genetics, including how DNA is structured, how genetic inheritance works, and how new discoveries in genetics have helped to cure or prevent diseases.
This book uses simple language and detailed images and charts to explain how genetic ancestry testing is done, what it can, and cannot, reveal about a family tree, and the potential unintended consequences of being tested.
Explains the theory of evolution, describing how animal species are believed to have developed from early bacteria, discussing the concept of adaptation and survival, and examining the structure of DNA.
Readers will learn about the nature of Jefferson's connection to someone who was legally his property, and about his descendants, both black and white.