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1	The GenoType Diet: Change Your Genetic Destiny to Live the Longest, Fullest, and Healthiest Life Possible more books like this by Dr. Peter J D'Adamo, Catherine Whitney add to wishlist With "Eat Right 4 Your Type" and the "Blood Type Diet" books, Dr. DAdamo proved that when it comes to dieting, one plan does not fit all. He takes his groundbreaking research to the next level with a customized program that works with readers genetic makeup to maximize health and weight loss. see all copies from $6.35! new only from $7.82! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey more books like this by Spencer Wells add to wishlist Around 60,000 years ago, a man - identical to us in all important respects - lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. How did this real-life Adam wind up father of us all? What happened to the descendants of other men who lived at the same time? And why, if modern humans share a single prehistoric ancestor, do we come in so ... see all copies from $4.34! new only from $7.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters more books like this by Matt Ridley add to wishlist This accessible popular science book takes readers on a tour of the human genome, focusing each chapter on a newly discovered gene on the human body's 23 chromosomes, and discusses the implications of the controversial Human Genome Project's early findings. This examination also surveys the history and future of genetic research, while stressing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Human Heredity: Principles & Issues more books like this by Michael R Cummings add to wishlist Addressing the needs of human genetics students, this text explains complex concepts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| SVS
5	Genetics for Dummies more books like this by Tara Rodden Robinson add to wishlist This title reveals the connections between genetics and specific diseases. Understand the science and the ethics behind genetics. Want to know more about genetics? This non-intimidating guide gets you up to speed on all the fundamentals. From dominant and recessive inherited traits to the DNA double-helix, you get clear explanations in easy-to ... see all copies from $7.75! new only from $9.59! \| SVS
6	Human Genetics: Concepts & Applications more books like this by Ricki Lewis add to wishlist "Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications, Ninth Edition", is a non-science major's human genetics text that clearly explains what genes are, how they function, how they interact with the environment, and how our understanding of genetics has changed since completion of the human genome project. Meticulously updated, focused on concepts, and rich ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $33.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Great Human Diasporas: The History of Diversity and Evolution more books like this by Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Francesco Cavalli-Sforza add to wishlist Based on over 30 years of his research, Luigi Cavalli-Sforza recounts what is known about human evolution. He adopts an accessible style and ends with a prediction about the genetic future of mankind and the likely results of the Human Genome Project. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.36! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Deep Ancestry Inside the Genographic Project more books like this by Spencer Wells add to wishlist The fossil record locates human origins in Africa, but little is known about the great journey that took Homo sapiens to the far reaches of the Earth. How did we, each of us, end up where we are? Why do we appear in such a wide array of different colours and features? Such questions are even more amazing in light of genetic evidence that we are ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.21! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Nature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience, & What Makes Us Human more books like this by Matt Ridley (Read by) add to wishlist Armed with extraordinary new discoveries about genes, acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley turns his attention to the nature versus nurture debate to bring readers a stunning book about the roots of human behavior. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.03! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Abraham Lincoln's DNA and Other Adventures in Genetics more books like this by Professor Philip Reilly, M.D. add to wishlist Twenty-four true, wide-ranging tales of crime, history, human behavior, illness, and ethics, told from the personal perspective of the author, an eminent physician-lawyer who uses the stories to illustrate the principles of human genetics and to discuss the broader issues. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.29! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Human Biological Variation more books like this by James H Mielke, Lyle W Konigsberg, John H Relethford add to wishlist The text explores human biological variation in its broadest sense from the molecular to the physiological and morphological. The main emphasis is on the microevolutionary analysis of genetic variation among recent human populations. The book is designed for an upper-level undergraduate class, but it would also work well as supplemental or ... see all copies from $30.00! new only from $42.42! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Mapping Human History: Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins more books like this by Steve Olson add to wishlist A finalist for the National Book Award, this work follows 150,000 years of human history, tracing the origins of modern humans and the migration of our ancestors throughout the world. Maps throughout. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.60! \| SVS
13 view cover	Biochemical Individuality more books like this by Roger J Williams, Williams Roger add to wishlist There is no such thing as an average person, we are all genetically and biologically unique. But when sperm meets egg, our characteristics are not locked in stone. This work argues that bad genes do not necessarily cause disease by themselves, and nutrition and environment can alter the outcome. see all copies from $5.95! new only from $12.38! \| SVS
14 view cover	Seven Daughters of Eve more books like this by Bryan Sykes add to wishlist In 1994, Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in Northern Italy. The frozen man was put at over five thousand years old, and Professor Sykes managed to track down a genetic descendant of the Ice Man, a woman living in Britain today. In ... see all copies from $4.10! new only from $11.19! \| SVS
15 view cover	Abraham's Children: Race, Identity, and the DNA of the Chosen People more books like this by Jon Entine add to wishlist Could our sense of who we are really turn on a sliver of DNA? In our multiethnic world, questions of individual identity are becoming increasingly unclear. Now bestselling author Jon Entine vividly brings to life the profound human implications of the Age of Genetics while illuminating one of today's most controversial topics: the connection ... see all copies from $5.69! new only from $13.94! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Human Genetics more books like this by Ricki Lewis add to wishlist "Human Genetics, Seventh Edition", is a non-science majors human genetics text that clearly explains what genes are, how they function, how they interact with the environment, and how our understanding of genetics has changed since completion of the human genome project. It is a clear, modern, and exciting book for citizens who will be responsible ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $50.57! \| SVS
17 view cover	Blood of the Isles: Exploring the Genetic Roots of Our Tribal History more books like this by Bryan Sykes add to wishlist Bryan Sykes, the world's first genetic archaeologist, takes us on a journey around the family tree of Britain and Ireland, to reveal how our tribal history still colours the country today. In 54BC, Julius Caesar launched the first Roman invasion of Britain. His was the first detailed account of the Celtic tribes that inhabited the Isles. But where ... see all copies from $12.60! new only from $12.60!
18 view cover	It Ain't Necessarily So: The Dream of the Human Genome and Other Illusions more books like this by Richard C Lewontin add to wishlist Richard Lewontin's long pieces for the New York Review of Books deal with current topics in biology, such as DNA, the Human Genome Project, and research into human sexuality. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Redesigning Humans: Choosing Our Genes, Changing Our Future more books like this by Gregory Stock, PH.D. add to wishlist A program director at the UCLA School of Medicine considers the future of human genetics and stresses the need for rigorous testing of technologies. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age more books like this by Bill McKibben add to wishlist In his scathing critique of the unbridled bull rush toward a technocracy, noted author McKibben paints a bleak picture of a future in which gene splicing and subatomic robots help us "design" future generations. ENOUGH is at heart a cautionary tale that dispels the notion that newer is better, urging developers and engineers to consider the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Remaking Eden: Cloning and Beyond in a Brave New World more books like this by Lee M Silver add to wishlist A speculative look on the future of bioengineering and cloning by a geneticist who questions its possible ethical and scientific ramifications. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.71! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	From Chance to Choice: Genetics and Justice more books like this by Allen Buchanan add to wishlist Eight chapters from four esteemed bioethicists introduce the problems incumbent in biogenetics. In addition to introducing the complexities of advancing biotechnologies, they discuss this topic in the wake of previous eugenic projects, as a lever for social betterment, and for the policy and social justice imbroglios that employed therapies would ... see all copies from $10.51! new only from $34.00! \| first editions
23 view cover	Mapping Human History: Discovering the Past Through Our Genes more books like this by Steve Olson add to wishlist Olson seeks to break the race barrier by examining the genetic and archeological discoveries of the 20th century. Notably, the author claims that racial differences based on 'biology' are a misconception, that all peoples share a common genetic heritage, and that the grand diversity of life is a byproduct of environmental selection. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.82! \| first editions
24 view cover	Past Due more books like this by Claire McNab add to wishlist Detective Inspector Carol Ashton is back, in the tenth installment of this riveting lesbian mystery series. When a reproductive specialist is found murdered, Ashton must follow the bloody trail down a slippery slope of greed, corruption, and murder. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.35! \| first editions
25 view cover	Breeding Between the Lines: Why Interracial People Are Healthier and More Attractive more books like this by Alon Ziv add to wishlist This book combines sex, race, health and genetics in a daring new theory. Written with accessible, direct prose, anecdotes, analogies, and examples from human and animal studies, it is sure to spark debate in a massive way. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $9.07! \| SVS

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