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The Epigenetics Revolution

How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance

by Nessa Carey ...

Narrated by Donna Postel ...

Unabridged

11 hours 16 min

Epigenetics can potentially revolutionize our understanding of the structure and behavior of biological life on Earth. It explains why mapping an organism's genetic code is not enough to determine how it develops or acts and shows how nurture combines with nature to engineer biological diversity. Surveying the twenty-year history of the field while also highlighting its latest findings and ... Read more

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Epigenetics can potentially revolutionize our understanding of the structure and behavior of biological life on Earth. It explains why mapping an organism's genetic code is not enough to determine how it develops or acts and shows how nurture combines with nature to engineer biological diversity. Surveying the twenty-year history of the field while also highlighting its latest findings and
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Lifespan

Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To

by Matthew D. LaPlante, David Sinclair ...

Narrated by David Sinclair ...

Unabridged

11 hours 55 min

Audio Bonus! Includes exclusive conversations with the authors!A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Brilliant and enthralling.” —The Wall Street JournalA paradigm-shifting book from an acclaimed Harvard Medical School scientist and one of Time’s most influential people.It’s a seemingly undeniable truth that aging is inevitable. But what if everything we’ve been taught to bel... ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Audio Bonus! Includes exclusive conversations with the authors!A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Brilliant and enthralling.” —The Wall Street JournalA paradigm-shifting book from an acclaimed Harvard Medical School scientist and one of Time’s most influential people.It’s a seemingly undeniable truth that aging is inevitable. But what if everything we’ve been taught to bel...
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Who We Are and How We Got Here

Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past

by David Reich ...

Narrated by John Lescault ...

Unabridged

10 hours 51 min

A groundbreaking book about how ancient DNA has profoundly changed our understanding of human historyGeneticists like David Reich have made astounding advances in the field of genomics, which is proving to be as important as archaeology, linguistics, and written records as a means to understand our ancestry.In Who We Are and How We Got Here, Reich allows listeners to discover how the human genome ... Read more

$22.99 USD

A groundbreaking book about how ancient DNA has profoundly changed our understanding of human historyGeneticists like David Reich have made astounding advances in the field of genomics, which is proving to be as important as archaeology, linguistics, and written records as a means to understand our ancestry.In Who We Are and How We Got Here, Reich allows listeners to discover how the human genome
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The Tangled Tree

A Radical New History of Life

by David Quammen ...

Narrated by Jacques Roy ...

Unabridged

13 hours 49 min

In this New York Times bestseller and longlist nominee for the National Book Award, “our greatest living chronicler of the natural world” (The New York Times), David Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology, evolutionary biology, and genetics and genomics affect our understanding of evolution and life’s history.In the mid-1970s, scientists began using DNA sequencing to ... Read more

$29.99 USD

In this New York Times bestseller and longlist nominee for the National Book Award, “our greatest living chronicler of the natural world” (The New York Times), David Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology, evolutionary biology, and genetics and genomics affect our understanding of evolution and life’s history.In the mid-1970s, scientists began using DNA sequencing to
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The Psychopath Inside

A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain

by James Fallon ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Unabridged

4 hours 58 min

The memoir of a neuroscientist whose research led him to a bizarre personal discoveryJames Fallon had spent an entire career studying how our brains affect our behavior when his research suddenly turned personal. While studying brain scans of several family members, he discovered that one perfectly matched a pattern he’d found in the brains of serial killers. This meant one of two things: Either ... Read more

$27.99 USD

The memoir of a neuroscientist whose research led him to a bizarre personal discoveryJames Fallon had spent an entire career studying how our brains affect our behavior when his research suddenly turned personal. While studying brain scans of several family members, he discovered that one perfectly matched a pattern he’d found in the brains of serial killers. This meant one of two things: Either
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The Seven Daughters of Eve

The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry

by Bryan Sykes ...

Narrated by Michael Page ...

Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix—a work whose scientific and cultural reverberations will be discussed for years to come. In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading world authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern Italy. News of both the Ice Man's discovery ... Read more

$19.99 USD

One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix—a work whose scientific and cultural reverberations will be discussed for years to come. In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading world authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern Italy. News of both the Ice Man's discovery
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Superconvergence

How the Genetics, Biotech, and AI Revolutions Will Transform our Lives, Work, and World

by Jamie Metzl ...

Narrated by Jamie Metzl, James Anderson Foster ...

Unabridged

15 hours 44 min

From a leading futurist and OneShared.World founder, a "brilliant" book that explores how artificial intelligence and other revolutionary technologies are transforming our lives–and our future (Sanjay Gupta).New technologies have the potential to improve our health, feed billions of people, supercharge our economies, store essential information for millions of years, and save our planet. But if we ... Read more

$31.99 USD

From a leading futurist and OneShared.World founder, a "brilliant" book that explores how artificial intelligence and other revolutionary technologies are transforming our lives–and our future (Sanjay Gupta).New technologies have the potential to improve our health, feed billions of people, supercharge our economies, store essential information for millions of years, and save our planet. But if we
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Life as We Made It

How 50,000 Years of Human Innovation Refined—and Redefined—Nature

by Beth Shapiro ...

Narrated by Beth Shapiro ...

Unabridged

9 hours 40 min

From the first dog to the first beefalo, from farming to CRISPR, the human history of remaking natureWhen the 2020 Nobel Prize was awarded to the inventors of CRISPR, the revolutionary gene-editing tool, it underlined our amazing and apparently novel powers to alter nature. But as biologist Beth Shapiro argues in Life as We Made It, this phenomenon isn’t new. Humans have been reshaping the world ... Read more

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From the first dog to the first beefalo, from farming to CRISPR, the human history of remaking natureWhen the 2020 Nobel Prize was awarded to the inventors of CRISPR, the revolutionary gene-editing tool, it underlined our amazing and apparently novel powers to alter nature. But as biologist Beth Shapiro argues in Life as We Made It, this phenomenon isn’t new. Humans have been reshaping the world
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The Secret of Life

Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix

by Howard Markel ...

Narrated by Donald Corren ...

Unabridged

15 hours 5 min

An authoritative history of the race to unravel DNA’s structure, by one of our most prominent medical historians.James Watson and Francis Crick’s 1953 discovery of the double helix structure of DNA is the foundation of virtually every advance in our modern understanding of genetics and molecular biology. But how did Watson and Crick do it—and whywere they the ones who succeeded?In truth, the ... Read more

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An authoritative history of the race to unravel DNA’s structure, by one of our most prominent medical historians.James Watson and Francis Crick’s 1953 discovery of the double helix structure of DNA is the foundation of virtually every advance in our modern understanding of genetics and molecular biology. But how did Watson and Crick do it—and whywere they the ones who succeeded?In truth, the
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Bee Speaker

by Adrian Tchaikovsky ...

Narrated by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Gabrielle Nellis-Pain, Rod Hallett ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Dogs of War
Unabridged

13 hours 38 min

Bloomsbury presents Bee Speaker by Adrian Tchaikovsky, read by Rod Hallett, Gabrielle Nellis-Pain, and Adrian Tchaikovsky.Nominated for Best Audiobook: Science Fiction & Fantasy at The Speakies (The British Audio Awards).From the Arthur C. Clarke award winner, Adrian Tchaikovsky, comes the third instalment of the DOGS OF WAR science fiction series, a future where genetically engineered “Bioforms” ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Bee Speaker by Adrian Tchaikovsky, read by Rod Hallett, Gabrielle Nellis-Pain, and Adrian Tchaikovsky.Nominated for Best Audiobook: Science Fiction & Fantasy at The Speakies (The British Audio Awards).From the Arthur C. Clarke award winner, Adrian Tchaikovsky, comes the third instalment of the DOGS OF WAR science fiction series, a future where genetically engineered “Bioforms”
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The Basics of Genetics

by Betsey Dexter Dyer ...

Narrated by Betsey Dexter Dyer ...

Unabridged

8 hours

Professor Betsey Dexter Dyer examines the wideranging field of genetics, which is the study of the hereditary information of organisms, how it is used, and how it is transferred through generations. These fascinating lectures also address DNA sequences and how they apply to "genetic engineering," viruses, and genetic diseases such as cancers and birth defects. In addition to examining why people ... Read more

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Professor Betsey Dexter Dyer examines the wideranging field of genetics, which is the study of the hereditary information of organisms, how it is used, and how it is transferred through generations. These fascinating lectures also address DNA sequences and how they apply to "genetic engineering," viruses, and genetic diseases such as cancers and birth defects. In addition to examining why people
... Read more
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Crypt

Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond

by Alice Roberts ...

Narrated by Alice Roberts ...

Unabridged

9 hours 42 min

THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLERCHOSEN BY WATERSTONES AS ONE OF THEIR BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2024'Compulsive . . . A wonderful display of how modern archaeology can bring hidden histories to life' Daily Telegraph'Gripping . . . I found it hard to put down' Evening Standard'Another really good book from archaeologist Alice R... ... Read more

$23.99 USD

THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLERCHOSEN BY WATERSTONES AS ONE OF THEIR BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2024'Compulsive . . . A wonderful display of how modern archaeology can bring hidden histories to life' Daily Telegraph'Gripping . . . I found it hard to put down' Evening Standard'Another really good book from archaeologist Alice R...
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Researchers Aim to Unlock Genetic Data Goldmine

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

8 min

Researchers in the San Francisco Bay area believe genetic tests will help them find the best ways to treat and potentially prevent diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, breast and prostate cancers. Spencer Michels reports on a giant data bank that houses genetic information on 200,000 people as part of a groundbreaking study. ... Read more

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Researchers in the San Francisco Bay area believe genetic tests will help them find the best ways to treat and potentially prevent diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, breast and prostate cancers. Spencer Michels reports on a giant data bank that houses genetic information on 200,000 people as part of a groundbreaking study.
... Read more
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The Making of the Fittest

DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution

by Sean B. Carroll ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

Unabridged

8 hours 1 min

DNA evidence not only solves crimes—in Sean Carroll's hands it will now end the Evolution Wars.DNA is the genetic material that defines us as individuals. Over the last two decades, it has emerged as a powerful tool for solving crimes and determining guilt and innocence. But, very recently, an important new aspect of DNA has been revealed—it contains a detailed record of evolution. That is, DNA is ... Read more

$16.99 USD

DNA evidence not only solves crimes—in Sean Carroll's hands it will now end the Evolution Wars.DNA is the genetic material that defines us as individuals. Over the last two decades, it has emerged as a powerful tool for solving crimes and determining guilt and innocence. But, very recently, an important new aspect of DNA has been revealed—it contains a detailed record of evolution. That is, DNA is
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God’s Science: Biology, Genetics, and Theology

by Paul Scherz ...

Narrated by Paul Scherz ...

Series series Learn25: Science & Technology
Unabridged

4 hours 40 min

What do developments in biology, and genetics in particular, mean for theology?You couldn’t ask for a more qualified guide than Prof. Paul Scherz, who holds a Ph.D. in genetics from Harvard and a Ph.D. in theology from Notre Dame. A superb lecturer, he will help you answer some of the most pressing questions of our time.What do evolutionary theory and our growing understanding of genetics mean for ... Read more

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What do developments in biology, and genetics in particular, mean for theology?You couldn’t ask for a more qualified guide than Prof. Paul Scherz, who holds a Ph.D. in genetics from Harvard and a Ph.D. in theology from Notre Dame. A superb lecturer, he will help you answer some of the most pressing questions of our time.What do evolutionary theory and our growing understanding of genetics mean for
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ДНК и её человек. Краткая история ДНК-идентификации

by Елена Клещенко ...

Narrated by Мария Ермакова ...

Unabridged

9 hours 20 min

О возможности идентификации человека по его генетическому материалу. Автор рассказывает о методах исследования ДНК и о тех, кто стоял у их истоков: cэре Алеке Джеффрисе, придумавшем ДНК-дактилоскопию; эксцентричном Кэри Муллисе, сумевшем размножить до заметных количеств одиночную молекулу ДНК, и других героях "научных детективов". Детективную линию продолжает рассказ о поиске преступников с ... Read more

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О возможности идентификации человека по его генетическому материалу. Автор рассказывает о методах исследования ДНК и о тех, кто стоял у их истоков: cэре Алеке Джеффрисе, придумавшем ДНК-дактилоскопию; эксцентричном Кэри Муллисе, сумевшем размножить до заметных количеств одиночную молекулу ДНК, и других героях "научных детективов". Детективную линию продолжает рассказ о поиске преступников с
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Время генома

by Стивен Липкин, Джон Луома ...

Narrated by Михаил Мурзаков ...

Unabridged

8 hours 55 min

Как стремительное развитие генетики меняет мир и каким будет наше будущее? Почти каждую неделю в СМИ появляются заголовки о новых, захватывающих достижениях в области генетики, сулящих нам долголетие без болезней. Полногеномное секвенирование позволяет выявить ранее не диагностируемые заболевания, обнаружить рак на ранней стадии, узнать тайны нашей родословной. Казалось бы, остается только ... Read more

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Как стремительное развитие генетики меняет мир и каким будет наше будущее? Почти каждую неделю в СМИ появляются заголовки о новых, захватывающих достижениях в области генетики, сулящих нам долголетие без болезней. Полногеномное секвенирование позволяет выявить ранее не диагностируемые заболевания, обнаружить рак на ранней стадии, узнать тайны нашей родословной. Казалось бы, остается только
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genetics of cannabis, The: a microscopic view

by Pharmacology University ...

Narrated by Sandra Loaiza ...

Unabridged

50 min

In this book, you will learn about cannabis from its fundamental unit, in other words, what identifies it and gives it these important characteristics, making it a unique species, based on its genetic material or the information present in the plant's genes. This network of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid), controls all the processes of defense, nutrition, and communication ... Read more

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In this book, you will learn about cannabis from its fundamental unit, in other words, what identifies it and gives it these important characteristics, making it a unique species, based on its genetic material or the information present in the plant's genes. This network of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid), controls all the processes of defense, nutrition, and communication
... Read more
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Epigenetic Conversation

Lifestyle as a Genetic Conductor

by Azhar ul Haque Sario ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

6 hours

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Rewrite your biological clock and command your genetic destiny through lifestyle epigenetics. Your calendar is lying; time doesn't wear us down equally. Inside your cells, a silent conversation occurs. This book teaches you its language. We decode the mystery of aging, exploring your DNA's dark matter to reveal why some bodies rust while others ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Rewrite your biological clock and command your genetic destiny through lifestyle epigenetics. Your calendar is lying; time doesn't wear us down equally. Inside your cells, a silent conversation occurs. This book teaches you its language. We decode the mystery of aging, exploring your DNA's dark matter to reveal why some bodies rust while others
... Read more
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Unique

The New Science of Human Individuality

by David J. Linden ...

Narrated by Adam Barr ...

Unabridged

7 hours 40 min

Inspired by the abundance of unique personalities available on dating websites, a renowned neuroscientist examines the science of what makes you, you.David J. Linden has devoted his career to understanding the biology common to all humans. But a few years ago he found himself on OkCupid. Looking through that vast catalog of human diversity, he got to wondering: What makes us all so different? ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Inspired by the abundance of unique personalities available on dating websites, a renowned neuroscientist examines the science of what makes you, you.David J. Linden has devoted his career to understanding the biology common to all humans. But a few years ago he found himself on OkCupid. Looking through that vast catalog of human diversity, he got to wondering: What makes us all so different?
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The End of Genetics

Designing Humanity's DNA

by David B. Goldstein ...

Narrated by Christopher Douyard ...

Unabridged

5 hours 14 min

An urgent plea for a broader understanding and awareness of the unconsidered dangers of new genetic technologiesSince 2010 it has been possible to determine a person's genetic makeup in a matter of days at an accessible cost for many millions of people. Along with this technological breakthrough there has emerged a movement to use this information to help prospective parents "eliminate preventable ... Read more

$19.99 USD

An urgent plea for a broader understanding and awareness of the unconsidered dangers of new genetic technologiesSince 2010 it has been possible to determine a person's genetic makeup in a matter of days at an accessible cost for many millions of people. Along with this technological breakthrough there has emerged a movement to use this information to help prospective parents "eliminate preventable
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She Has Her Mother's Laugh

The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity

by Carl Zimmer ...

Narrated by Joe Ochman ...

Unabridged

20 hours 32 min

**2019 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Finalist"Science book of the year"—The Guardian**One of New York Times 100 Notable Books for 2018One of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Books of 2018One of Kirkus's Best Books of 2018One of Mental Floss's Best Books of 2018One of Science Friday's Best Science Books of 2018“Extraordinary”—New York Times Book R... ... Read more

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**2019 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Finalist"Science book of the year"—The Guardian**One of New York Times 100 Notable Books for 2018One of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Books of 2018One of Kirkus's Best Books of 2018One of Mental Floss's Best Books of 2018One of Science Friday's Best Science Books of 2018“Extraordinary”—New York Times Book R...
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Computational Biologist - The Comprehensive Guide

by Viruti Shivan ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series series Vanguard Professionals
Unabridged

4 hours 28 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unlocking the Code of Life Through Algorithms and DataDive into the dynamic and evolving world of computational biology with this essential guide, where complex biological systems meet the precision of computer science. This comprehensive manual serves as your all-in-one resource for mastering the skills required to decode the mysteries of biology ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unlocking the Code of Life Through Algorithms and DataDive into the dynamic and evolving world of computational biology with this essential guide, where complex biological systems meet the precision of computer science. This comprehensive manual serves as your all-in-one resource for mastering the skills required to decode the mysteries of biology
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History by a Hair

Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings & Solving a 200-Year-Old Mystery

by Richard Kurin ...

Narrated by William DeMeritt ...

Unabridged

10 hours 31 min

**The definitive account of how a discarded strand of hair found in Thomas Jefferson’s Bible led to a sweeping, multi-year genomic investigation, drawing on technological advances in DNA to finally resolve a 200-year national controversy.“Written with the gravitas of history and the pace of a thriller, Richard Kurin’s landmark account is vital and compelling.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning ... Read more

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**The definitive account of how a discarded strand of hair found in Thomas Jefferson’s Bible led to a sweeping, multi-year genomic investigation, drawing on technological advances in DNA to finally resolve a 200-year national controversy.“Written with the gravitas of history and the pace of a thriller, Richard Kurin’s landmark account is vital and compelling.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning
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