Children's & YA
The Code of Life
All about genes, DNA, genetic engineering and why you are the way you are
by Carla Häfner/Mieke Scheier
Description
Understanding the mystery of DNA
Why do children look like their parents? Why are some people blond and others brunette, and where do we get our eye colour from? This book explains genetic theory, what genes are, why DNA plays an important role and what all these insights have to do with a curious monk. An exciting journey through the history of science, present-day genetic research and engineering and right through to the question of identity – because who would have thought how much of our personality is defined by our genes and how interesting genes can be?
A book in pace with the times: it covers CRISPR and also explains how inoculation with mRna vaccines against coronavirus works.
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Rights Information
sold to: China, Korea
Author Biography
The Author
Dr. Carla Häfner was born in Braunschweig in 1978 and studied medicine in Göttingen, Boston and Ulm. Today, she lives with her husband and three children in Neu-Ulm and works as a doctor and book author.
The Illustrator
Mieke Scheier was born in a small village between Osnabrück and Oldenburg in 1986. After studying cultural science in Freiburg, she moved to Hamburg to study illustration at the HAW (University of Applied Science). Mieke lives and works as a freelance illustrator in Hamburg.
Copyright Information
Copyright © 2022 Carla Häfner/Mieke Scheier, Knesebeck Verlag
Knesebeck Verlag
View all titlesBibliographic Information
- Publisher Knesebeck
- Publication Date March 2022
- Orginal LanguageGerman
- ISBN/Identifier 9783957285331
- Publication Country or regionGermany
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 16 EUR
- Pages64
- ReadershipChildren
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleDer Code des Lebens
- Copyright Year2022
- Dimensions29,5 x 21 cm
- Illustrationthroughout
- Reference Code2533
