genetics

Studies the connections between genes and behavior and examines how a person's genes affect their views of themselves and their relationships with each other.

Briefly discusses the principles of genetics and heredity, as illustrated by a youngster's family tree.

Testing Day at the Peel Academy reveals that Amanda Obermann, code named Iris, is to be the first junior to graduate early in decades. She is given the choice to become the Eighth Guardian of the Annum Guard, which works to travel through time and change history. Before she can decide, Amanda is thrust into the past as part of her Testing Day, and told she must find her way back to her own time.

An exploration of human DNA and the stories it can tell describes how genes can explain why JFK's skin was bronze, Einstein was a genius, and why people with exceptional thumb flexibility can become world-class violinists.

Genetics goes far beyond the lab. If the Punett square - monohybrid crosses - didn't interest your class, this interactive CD-ROM will. Build a model of meiosis, analyze data related to genetic diseases, write about the ethics of cloning or solve a crime using the science of forensics!.

A hotly debated topic in America today. Issues such as decisions about genetic testing to screen for disease susceptibility and the implications for tests results; whether to permit cloning of human organs and the moral dilemma of "playing God"; and the advisability of raising genetically modified crops are discussed in coffee shops and classsrooms across the nation.

Isolated in a strange new society on the Surface, sixteen-year-old Evie's ever-elusive memories begin to collide with reality, as people and images from her past appear in the most unlikely places, haunting her, provoking her, and making her seem not only strange but dangerous.

Discusses the life and genetics research of Gregor Mendel.

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.

Presents an overview of genetics, looking at inherited traits, the role of cells and DNA, and how people today make use of genetics.