The Cartoon Guide to Genetics (Updated Edition)
 

The Cartoon Guide to Genetics (Updated Edition)

by Larry Gonick, Mark Wheelis

Having trouble deciphering your genetic code? Do dominant genes make you feel recessive? Let reigning nonfiction cartoonist Larry Gonick and microbiologist Mark Wheelis ease your way through Mendelian genetics, molecular biology, and the basics of genetic engineering. Gonick's drawings range from a moderately detailed look at ribosomes in action to loony pictures of dancing scientists, talking... (read more)

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Lovely. If only our schools could use this mode of teaching science.. You never realize you learn while you read. I laughed so much and learned so much. Read this with a friend around. You would want somebody to share the laugh with.

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