Gene Machine : How Genetic Technologies Are Changing the Way We Have Kids – and the Kids We Have
By Rochman, Bonnie
Book – 2017
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Cracking the Aging
Cracking the Aging Code
The New Science of Growing Old– and What It Means for Staying Young
By Mitteldorf, Josh
Book – 2016
Summary: get exercise and almost starve yourself if you want a long life. The author is a MIT researcher.
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Aging Code
Cracking the Aging Code : A New Look at Growing Old
Mitteldorf, Josh
Book – 2016
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Dawn of Genomic Medicine
One in A Billion The Story of Nic Volker and the Dawn of Genomic Medi By Johnson, Mark & Kathleen Gallagher Book – 2016
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Humans 3.0
Humans 3.0 The Upgrading of the Species By Nowak, Peter (Book – 2015 )
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Creation Reinventing Life
Creation – How Science Is Reinventing Life Itself By Rutherford, Adam – 2013
Biotechnology fans will find this a fascinating discussion of research into the origins of life billions of years ago, with excursions into the biochemistry of DNA and the cell.
Hardcover
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Epigenetics
The Epigenetics Revolution How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance, Nessa Carey, – 2012)
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Brain Bugs
Brain Bugs – How the Brain’s Flaws Shape Our Lives, Dean Buonomano, – 2011
If you want to understand how the brain works, this book will get you a bit ahead. Written by a professor but very readable. Hardcover, 250 pages.
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The Viral Storm
The Viral Storm – The Dawn of A New Pandemic Age, Nathan Wolfe, 2011
Written by a Stanford professor, this very readable book explains epidemics. Hardcover, 250 pages.
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The Quest for the Cure
The Quest for the Cure – The Science and Stories Behind the Next Generation of Medicines, Brent Stockwell, Columbia University Press, 2011
This book explains how researchers discover new drugs to fight diseases such as cancer. The book is very readable, and you do not need a background in biochemistry to understand it. Hardcover, 200 pages.