Human Genetics [Paperback] By Ricki Lewis

"Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications", Ninth Edition, is a non-science major's human genetics text that clearly explains what genes are, how they function, how they interact with the environment, and how our understanding of genetics has changed since completion of the human genome project. Meticulously updated, focused on concepts, and rich with personal stories from people whose lives are dramatically affected by the principles being discussed, "Human Genetics" is a textbook that will prepare the next generation of citizens for the decisions that lie ahead.

About the Author
Ricki Lewis has built an eclectic career in communicating the excitement of genetics. She earned her PhD in genetics in ***0 from Indiana University. It was the dawn of the modern biotechnology era, which Ricki chronicled in many magazines and journals. She published one of the first articles on DNA fingerprinting in Discover magazine in ***8, and a decade later one of the first articles on human stem cells in The Scientist.

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