Henry Carter Hull

GENETICS CHRONICLES - 2 Within London of the future, there are no limits to genetic engineering. Altered humans, known as mods, rule the underbelly of the city, while the Libertas Party maintains its stranglehold on the government and its people. Wielding a sinister Agency of genetically modified assassins, Libertas will stop at nothing to keep order - and silence those who would threaten the Party's power. This includes Liane, an Agent gone rogue...

She has her mother's eyes. He has his father's nose. People, animals, and plants inherit traits from their parents through their genes. Variations and new combinations of genes create the differences that make each individual unique. Through simplified explanations of complex scientific concepts, full-color images, and informative sidebars, this book supports the Next Generation Science Standards on heredity and inheritance of traits by discussing...

Microbes are everywhere! They live on and under the ground. They live in all kinds of water on Earth, even around the hottest deep-sea vents. They even live on and inside your body! Since the advent of powerful microscopes, scientists have been studying our world's smallest denizens. Many people get scared just hearing the words "bacteria," "fungus," and "virus" because of the diseases they cause. However, scientists have discovered many beneficial...

The natural world is wild, but there's order to it too. To understand biological diversity, scientists arrange organisms into groups, a science called taxonomy. This absorbing volume looks at the ways people have tried to classify the living world over the centuries with a spotlight on the contributions of Carolus Linnaeus, whose system includes the now-famous categories of kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. The accessible...

Popular television shows, such as Finding Your Roots and Who Do You Think You Are? have ignited a renewed passion for traditional genealogical research and thrown genetic ancestry testing into the spotlight. Once a tool only for historians and forensic scientists, DNA testing is now available directly to the consumer. Supporting the Next Generation Science Standards on heredity and inheritance of traits, this book uses simple language and detailed...

Down syndrome is caused by a flaw in the genetic code that affects the mental and physical development of people with it. This book describes the condition and the genetic causes behind it, follows researchers on their path to scientific discovery, identifies people with the condition who have excelled despite the bullying they endure, and tracks the latest treatments and research aimed at helping those living with it. Sidebars highlight medical breakthroughs...

Tay-Sachs disease destroys the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord, and its symptoms show up in infancy. This book describes the condition and the genetic causes behind it, follows researchers on their path to scientific discovery, identifies people who have heroically cared for children with this heartbreaking disease, and tracks the latest treatments and research aimed at helping those living with it. Sidebars highlight medical breakthroughs...

Leading to lost. Months after the colonies took Trish we reconnect with Zach, Alex, and Leah. Zach and Leah are adjusting slowly figuring out how to lead the Reestablishment. Alex is having a harder time coping with his guilt. He becomes obsessed with finding Trish, and feels he owes it to her to get her back for the Reestablishment. Everyone has stopped looking and have left Alex to his guilt and coping. We last left off with Trish being taken hostage,...

The young high school students, Chris Stamper and Mike Smith, with their girlfriends, plus two other friends, go on a cruise for spring break. A freak hurricane hits and the cruise ship gets pushed into the Bermuda Triangle. Their genetics change due to the mystic abilities of the Bermuda. The ship crushes and leaves these young kids stranded on an island. How can they survive and get home? How will they fight the villains and go to school, learn...

The Story of An Ancestor Lulit's family has always lived in the fertile grasslands of Africa, where they gather nutritious plants and hunt majestic game animals for food. Lulit has a special connection to the land: her lion, Anbesa, who she has raised since he was a cub. As a megadrought causes the plants and animals they eat to disappear, disaster strikes Lulit's family. With the land itself drying up, Lulit wonders if there's anything she can...