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  title info:
    title: DNA demystified
    sub title: unraveling the double helix
  name:
    name part: McHughen, Alan
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: nyu
    date issued: 2020
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 376 pages) : illustrations
  abstract: ""If you're mystified by DNA and genetics, relax. Settle into a comfy chair as we explain what DNA is and how it works its apparent magic, revealing it's not so magical after all. We'll also cover chromosomes, genes and genomics, and how they impact our daily lives. These initial pages provide a quick overview of some common questions folks have about DNA: what it is, what you should know about it, where it comes from. If it seems like we're glossing over your favorite topic, be patient, as we'll explore these and many other topics in greater depth in the subsequent chapters. For now, settle in! It's time to unpack some mysteries and explode some myths, while still marveling at the awesome star power of DNA. Like all celebrities, DNA carries a mystique, a compelling story combining remarkable skills with some manufactured hype. 'It's in our DNA' is now a standard refrain for marketers and individuals trumpeting some essential virtue: honesty, courage, integrity, permanence, the spirit of discovery1. The aura of DNA sells everything from colleges and companies to cars, electric fences, and even literary agents. The marketing hype is often misplaced, but DNA is undoubtedly a wondrous molecule. It's the only known molecule capable of reproducing itself, and is present in all living things. DNA is, indeed, the essence of life itself. Between the Presidential citations, popular television shows such as CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) and a multitude of gratuitous marketing clichés, almost everyone knows "DNA". Or, at least, they think they know about DeoxyriboNucleic Acid, aka "DNA". The New York Times index shows over 500 news articles on DNA in the first half of 2019 alone, an average of over two stories per day.2 Yet many otherwise well-informed readers don't know what DNA is or how it works.""--
  table of contents: DNA 101 -- Foundations -- Is human DNA special? -- Practical applications using DNA -- DNA : up close and personal -- Your DNA reveals medical and health surprises -- Introducing genetic genealogy -- DNA tests for genetic genealogy -- Genetic genealogy : practical considerations -- Genetic engineering, GMOs, and genome editing -- Some uncomfortable ethical dilemmas -- Fighting mother nature?
  note: Alan McHughen.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    topic: DNA
  subject:
    topic: DNA
  subject:
    topic: ADN
  subject:
    topic: DNA
  classification: QP624 .M39 2020
  classification: 572.8/6
  classification: QU 58.5
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    title info:
      title: DNA demystified
    name:
      name part: McHughen, Alan.
    origin info:
      publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]
    identifier: (DLC) 2019052495
  identifier: 9780190092993
  identifier: 0190092998
  identifier: 019009298X
  identifier: 9780190092986
  identifier: 9780190092962
  identifier: 2019052496
  identifier: http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login
  record info:
    record content source: DLC
    record creation date: 191129
    record change date: 20260319181519.3
    record identifier: in00005717795
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng