Who discovered DNA?
By: Jenny Vaughan
Series: Breakthroughs in science and technology; Breakthroughs in science and technology
Publisher: Arcturus Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Mankato, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
ISBN-13: 9781848376793
Subjects: DNA; Juvenile literature
Description: "Looking at some of the major inventions and discoveries shaping our world today, Breakthroughs in Science profiles the research leading up to the discovery (not just profiles of the one or two key "players"). Each book describes the "famous" moment and then examines the continued evolution illustrating its impact today and for the future"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.
Table of contents: title: The secret of heredity; title: Heredity in practice; title: How are living things made?; title: Life changes; title: A monk in Austria; title: Finding DNA and chromosomes; title: Professor Morgan's fruit flies; title: At last; title: the truth about DNA; title: How DNA is made; title: Double twist; title: The messenger and the code; title: Changes and mistakes in DNA; title: Genetic modification; title: GM plants; title: GM animals; title: Clones and cloning; title: The ultimate map; title: Fingerprints and profiles; title: What next?