TTC Guidebook - Understanding Genetics
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Thieman, William and Michael Palladino. Introduction to Biotechnology. San Francisco: Benjamin-Cummings, 2004. A readable text for nonscientists, including issues for discussion. Venter, J. Craig. My Life Decoded: My Genome. New York: Viking Press, 2007. A lively view of the present and future of genome sequencing by a leader in the field.
Walker, Sharon. Biotechnology Demystified. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007. A short, self-paced textbook with learning guides that skims the subject well. Watson, James D. Avoid Boring People: Lessons from a Life in Science. New York: Oxford, 2007. An inside view of how science really works, by one of the codiscoverers of the model of DNA.
———. The Double Helix. New York: Athenaeum, 1968. The discovery of the structure of DNA through the eyes of one of the scientists involved. See also Crick, Francis. ———, Jan Witkowski, Richard Myers, and Amy Caudy.
Recombinant DNA: Genes and Genomics. 3rd ed. New York:
W. H. Freeman, 2007. A detailed guide to the major discoveries of molecular biology. Weinberg, Robert. The Biology of Cancer. New York: Garland Science, 2007. Written by a leading cancer researcher, an up-to-date, wellillustrated, and beautifully written textbook of the science behind cancer. For readers with a desire for advanced knowledge. Zaikov, George. Biotechnology and Environment. Haupaugge, NY: Nova Science, 2005. A short, accessible volume from experts on using microbes in environmental cleanup.