Cloning

Informationen zum Autor Susan Schafer is a science teacher and the author of several nonfiction books for children. She has written about numerous animals, including horses, snakes, tigers, Komodo dragons, and Galapagos tortoises. Her book on the latter was named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children by the National Science Teachers Association and Children’s Book Council. She has also written a fictional book about animal tails for very young children. Schafer has spent many years working in the field of biology and enjoys sharing her knowledge and appreciation of nature with others. She lives on a ranch in Santa Margarita, California, with her husband, horses, and dogs, and with the beauty of the oak-covered hills around her. Zusammenfassung This book provides in-depth explorations of genetic cloning! including the history of cloning and the types of artificial cloning for both plants and animals! with fascinating examples. It also explains the possibility of using the gene therapy to cure diseases. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Can’t You Just Send My Clone to School? 2. It Starts with a Cell 3. Cloning Humans 4. Is It Right? 5. What Does the Future Hold?

Product details

• Authors: Susan Schafer, Schafer Susan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.05.2014
• EAN: 9780765683106
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-8310-6
• No. of pages: 88
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Genetics (non-medical)