When a gene makes you smell like a fish-- and other tales about the genes in your body / Lisa Seachrist Chiu ; illustrations by Judith A. Seachrist.
| Author/creator | Chiu, Lisa Seachrist |
| Other author | Seachrist, Judith A. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, |
| Description | x, 219 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | When a gene makes you smell like a fish -- It takes two to tango -- The first gene -- Phenylketonuria and the first genetic test -- Maple syrup urine -- The Tangier Island gene -- The Celtic curse -- Metallic madness -- Just one bad apple-- -- The long stretch gene -- The Dracula gene -- The expandable gene -- You can blame it on mom -- The gene that launched a revolution -- The fragile X -- The werewolf gene -- The cue ball gene -- Leaving an imprint -- Whither mom or dad gene -- The calico cat gene -- When a gene won't silence -- Just a little piece of the puzzle -- Speaking with a "forked tongue" -- The cheeseburger gene -- The bitter gene, or the battle over broccoli -- The Schwarzenegger gene: from mighty mice to hulking human -- A performance gene -- An aging gene -- In the beginning-- -- The cut-and-paste genes -- Jomon genes -- Survivors' benefit -- The pregnancy genes -- The "got milk?" gene -- Innate sensing genes -- The sidedness genes -- Epilogue: snippets of information reveal the whole? -- Appendix: a genetics primer. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [192]-209) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2005031803 |
| ISBN | 0195169948 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195169942 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |