Subject: DNA (Keywords)

Is DNA profiling evidence overwhelming or can a defence lawyer reasonably contest it in court? The research project detailed in this report evaluates the problems facing defence lawyers, both pre-trial and at trial, when they are dealing with this type of evidence.

Why do children look like their parents? Why are some people blonde and others brunette, and where do we get our eye colour from? This text 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 thro...

Looking at the intricate processes used in DNA testing to solve puzzles and crimes across the globe, this book examines riddles of the past such as the Romanovs and Thomas Jefferson's relationship with his slave, Sally Hemmings.

Along with Frances Crick, James Watson discovered the double-helix structure of the DNA molecule. This book describes the fifty years of explosive scientific achievement that derived from their work, including Dolly the sheep, GM foods & designer babies.

The story of the characters who gave the world its first glimpse of the DNA molecule, and the science they practised at Cambridge is now available with a new introduction by Steve Jones.

In this very short introduction to the gene, Jonathan Slack explores the discovery, nature, and role of genes in evolution and development. Looking at how genes are understood as a concept, the nature of genetic variation, and how their mutation can lead to disease, this is an ideal guide for any...

A beautifully illustrated introduction to the concept of DNA for younger readers. All living things grow - every plant and every animal, including human beings. Some things grow fast and others grow slow; some things grow by tiny degrees, while others grow to be enormous. Yet there's something ab...

The human genome project was possible due to the 30-year struggle to decode the complete DNA of a nematode worm. This title tells of the remarkable characters whose struggle changed our approach to modern science, including: Sydney Bremmer, John Sulston, Bob Orvitz and Fred Sanger.

For decades after the structure of DNA was identified, scientists focused purely on genes, the regions of the genome that contain codes for the production of proteins. Other regions - 98% of the human genome - were dismissed as 'junk'. But in recent years researchers have discovered that variatio...

DNA evidence not only solves crimes - if you know how to read it, it can also reveal the history of life on Earth. This title guides the general reader on a tour of the DNA record left by three billion years of evolution to see how the fittest were made.