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The Code of Life

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Code of Life

ISBN:

9781838741785

Publisher:

Flying Eye Books

Imprint:

Flying Eye Books

Publication Date:

17th April 2024

UK Publication Date:

4th January 2024

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

572.86

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

72

Dimensions:

Width 230mm, Height 290mm

Description

Why do children look like their parents Why are some people blond and others brunette, and where do we get our eye colour from This book explains genetic theory, what genes are, why DNA plays an important role and what all these insights have to do with a curious monk. An exciting journey through the history of science, present-day genetic research and engineering and right through to the question of identity - because who would have thought how much of our personality is defined by our genes and how interesting genes can be

Author Bio

Dr. Carla Hfner was born in Braunschweig in 1978 and studied medicine in Gttingen, Boston and Ulm. Today, she lives with her husband and three children in Neu-Ulm and works as a doctor and book author. Mieke Scheier was born in a small village between Osnabruck and Oldenburg in 1986. After studying cultural science in Freiburg, she moved to Hamburg to study illustration at the HAW (University of Applied Science). Mieke lives and works as a freelance illustrator in Hamburg.

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