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Bestsellers
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Lifespan
- Why We Age - and Why We Don't Have To
- By: David A. Sinclair PhD, Matthew D. LaPlante
- Narrated by: David A. Sinclair PhD
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
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This paradigm-shifting audiobook shows how almost everything we think we know about aging is wrong, offers a front-row seat to the amazing global effort to slow, stop, and reverse aging, and calls listeners to consider a future where aging can be treated....
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Incredible
- By Nikolai B.G on 09-13-19
By: David A. Sinclair PhD, and others
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The Selfish Gene
- By: Richard Dawkins
- Narrated by: Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Dawkins' brilliant reformulation of the theory of natural selection has the distinction of having provoked as much excitement and interest outside the scientific community as within it....
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Better than print!
- By J. D. May on 07-31-12
By: Richard Dawkins
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The Gene
- An Intimate History
- By: Siddhartha Mukherjee
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Length: 19 hrs and 22 mins
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Mukherjee animates the quest to understand human heredity and its surprising influence on our lives, personalities, identities, fates, and choices....
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It's a Wonderful Book
- By JKC on 06-02-16
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A Crack in Creation
- Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
- By: Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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The cheapest, simplest, most effective way of manipulating DNA ever known, CRISPR may well give us the cure to HIV, genetic diseases, and some cancers....
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In to the abyss we ascend, a scary future
- By Philomath on 06-17-17
By: Jennifer A. Doudna, and others
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Signature in the Cell
- DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design
- By: Stephen C. Meyer
- Narrated by: Derek Shetterly
- Length: 19 hrs and 16 mins
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This controversial and compelling audiobook from Dr. Stephen C. Meyer presents a convincing new case for intelligent design based on revolutionary discoveries in science and DNA....
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Intelligent Design vs Chance
- By Nevin on 03-03-17
By: Stephen C. Meyer
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Homo Sapiens Rediscovered
- The Scientific Revolution Rewriting Our Origins
- By: Paul Pettitt
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
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In this accessible account palaeoarchaeologist Paul Pettitt shows how the latest scientific advances, especially in genetics, are revolutionizing our understanding of human evolution....
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A Good Overview
- By Brandon on 02-08-23
By: Paul Pettitt
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Lifespan
- Why We Age - and Why We Don't Have To
- By: David A. Sinclair PhD, Matthew D. LaPlante
- Narrated by: David A. Sinclair PhD
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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This paradigm-shifting audiobook shows how almost everything we think we know about aging is wrong, offers a front-row seat to the amazing global effort to slow, stop, and reverse aging, and calls listeners to consider a future where aging can be treated....
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Incredible
- By Nikolai B.G on 09-13-19
By: David A. Sinclair PhD, and others
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The Selfish Gene
- By: Richard Dawkins
- Narrated by: Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Dawkins' brilliant reformulation of the theory of natural selection has the distinction of having provoked as much excitement and interest outside the scientific community as within it....
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Better than print!
- By J. D. May on 07-31-12
By: Richard Dawkins
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The Gene
- An Intimate History
- By: Siddhartha Mukherjee
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Length: 19 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Mukherjee animates the quest to understand human heredity and its surprising influence on our lives, personalities, identities, fates, and choices....
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It's a Wonderful Book
- By JKC on 06-02-16
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A Crack in Creation
- Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
- By: Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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The cheapest, simplest, most effective way of manipulating DNA ever known, CRISPR may well give us the cure to HIV, genetic diseases, and some cancers....
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In to the abyss we ascend, a scary future
- By Philomath on 06-17-17
By: Jennifer A. Doudna, and others
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Signature in the Cell
- DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design
- By: Stephen C. Meyer
- Narrated by: Derek Shetterly
- Length: 19 hrs and 16 mins
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This controversial and compelling audiobook from Dr. Stephen C. Meyer presents a convincing new case for intelligent design based on revolutionary discoveries in science and DNA....
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Intelligent Design vs Chance
- By Nevin on 03-03-17
By: Stephen C. Meyer
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Homo Sapiens Rediscovered
- The Scientific Revolution Rewriting Our Origins
- By: Paul Pettitt
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
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In this accessible account palaeoarchaeologist Paul Pettitt shows how the latest scientific advances, especially in genetics, are revolutionizing our understanding of human evolution....
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A Good Overview
- By Brandon on 02-08-23
By: Paul Pettitt
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The Tangled Tree
- A Radical New History of Life
- By: David Quammen
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Nonpareil science writer David Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology can change our understanding of evolution and life’s history, with powerful implications for human health and even our own human nature....
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Very Enjoyable and Readable
- By Dennis on 08-18-18
By: David Quammen
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Origin
- A Genetic History of the Americas
- By: Jennifer Raff
- Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau, Jennifer Raff - Interview, Yvonne Russo - Interview
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
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From celebrated anthropologist Jennifer Raff comes the untold story - and fascinating mystery - of how humans migrated to the Americas....
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A Superb Account Of The Science Of Indigenous American Anthropology
- By Linda S. on 02-21-22
By: Jennifer Raff
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How We Age
- The Science of Longevity
- By: Coleen T. Murphy
- Narrated by: Rosemary Benson
- Length: 19 hrs and 38 mins
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All of us would like to live longer, or to slow the debilitating effects of age. In How We Age, Coleen Murphy shows how recent research on longevity and aging may be bringing us closer to this goal....
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Only for Professionals
- By Inga on 04-24-24
By: Coleen T. Murphy
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Younger
- A Groundbreaking Program to Reset Your Genes, Reverse Aging, and Turn Back the Clock 10 Years
- By: Sara Szal Gottfried
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
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Dr. Gottfried identifies and builds this book around the five key factors that lead to accelerated aging - the muscle factor, the brain factor, the hormone factor, the gut factor, and the toxic fat factor....
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Buy a hard copy - not a good audible book
- By lovetoread on 03-13-17
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The Genesis Machine
- Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology
- By: Amy Webb, Andrew Hessel
- Narrated by: Amy Webb, Andrew Hessel, Tim Campbell, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
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What if the miracle that created mRNA vaccines is less a once-in-lifetime event and more the harbinger of the emerging age of synthetic biology? This fusion of biology and computers has a singular goal: to gain access to cells in order to write new—and possibly better—biological code....
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Thought provoking but politically biased
- By Andy on 07-02-22
By: Amy Webb, and others
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Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
- By: Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan
- Narrated by: Nick Sagan, Ann Druyan, Clinnette Minnis
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
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World renowned scientist Carl Sagan and acclaimed author Ann Druyan have written a lucid and riveting account of how humans got to be the way we are....
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A very important read, poor audio performance
- By Tyeen Taylor on 03-17-19
By: Carl Sagan, and others
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Storia e geografia dei geni umani
- By: Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Paolo Menozzi, Alberto Piazza
- Narrated by: Eugenio Farn
- Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins
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L'opera che proponiamo all'ascolto è fondamentale - secondo l'autorevole rivista "Science" - per chi vuole cominciare a capire il rapporto fra il nostro...
By: Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, and others
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She Has Her Mother's Laugh
- The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity
- By: Carl Zimmer
- Narrated by: Joe Ochman
- Length: 20 hrs and 32 mins
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Award-winning, celebrated New York Times columnist and science writer Carl Zimmer presents a profoundly original perspective on what we pass along from generation to generation....
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Changed this strict genetic determinist's mind
- By Anonymous User on 06-11-18
By: Carl Zimmer
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The Double Helix
- A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
- By: James D. Watson
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner, Roger Clark
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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By identifying the structure of DNA, the molecule of life, Francis Crick and James Watson revolutionized biochemistry and won themselves a Nobel Prize....
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Star for Watson, Crick, Wilkins, AND for FRANKLIN
- By Darwin8u on 04-26-14
By: James D. Watson
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The Forever Witness
- How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder
- By: Edward Humes
- Narrated by: Edward Humes
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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A relentless detective and an amateur genealogist solve a haunting cold case—and launch a crime-fighting revolution that tests the fragile line between justice and privacy....
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Compelling
- By MLB on 01-17-23
By: Edward Humes
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The Violinist's Thumb
- And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
- By: Sam Kean
- Narrated by: Henry Leyva
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
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From New York Times best-selling author Sam Kean come more incredible stories of science, history, language, and music, as told by our own DNA.
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I Need the Gene for Audiobook Selection
- By Pamela Harvey on 07-30-12
By: Sam Kean
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The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being
- Evolution and the Making of Us
- By: Dr Alice Roberts
- Narrated by: Dr Alice Roberts
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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Alice Roberts takes you on the most incredible journey, revealing your path from a single cell to a complex embryo to a living, breathing, thinking person....
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Enjoyable listening
- By CAMarathonRunner on 04-20-24
By: Dr Alice Roberts
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The Age of Scientific Wellness
- Why the Future of Medicine Is Personalized, Predictive, Data-Rich, and in Your Hands
- By: Leroy Hood MD PhD, Nathan Price PhD
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
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At top hospitals and a few innovative health-tech startups, scientists are working closely with patients to dramatically extend their "healthspan"—the number of healthy years before disease sets in....
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fascinating concepts but a little dry and technical
- By shandi26 on 12-01-23
By: Leroy Hood MD PhD, and others
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How to Clone a Mammoth
- The Science of De-Extinction
- By: Beth Shapiro
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
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Could extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life? The science says yes....
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Very Readable Take on a Complex Subject
- By John on 04-26-15
By: Beth Shapiro
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Blueprint
- How DNA Makes Us Who We Are
- By: Robert Plomin
- Narrated by: Robert Plomin
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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In Blueprint, behavioral geneticist Robert Plomin describes how the DNA revolution has made DNA personal by giving us the power to predict our psychological strengths and weaknesses from birth....
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good until Plomin inserted political opinions
- By Daniel Lathen on 02-27-19
By: Robert Plomin
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Fighting for My Life
- How to Thrive in the Shadow of Alzheimer’s
- By: Jamie TenNapel Tyrone, Marwan Noel Sabbagh MD FAAN, John Hanc
- Narrated by: Lisa Larsen, Steven Roy Grimsley, Ed Phillips - foreword
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
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A practical, helpful guide on how to fight back against Alzheimer's disease - with expert medical advice and one woman's inspiring personal journey....
By: Jamie TenNapel Tyrone, and others
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The Language of Life
- DNA and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine
- By: Francis S. Collins
- Narrated by: Greg Itzin
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
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A scientific and medical revolution has crept up on us, based on study after study, from hundreds of laboratories around the world....
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The future of medicine
- By Ronald E on 04-12-10
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Biopunk
- Solving Biotech’s Biggest Problems in Kitchens and Garages
- By: Marcus Wohlsen
- Narrated by: Paul Michael Garcia
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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Champions of synthetic biology believe that turning genetic code into Lego-like blocks could solve challenges in medicine, energy, and environmental protection....
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Subject Matter is Irritating
- By Nibs on 02-24-22
By: Marcus Wohlsen
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The DNA Restart
- Unlock Your Personal Genetic Code to Eat for Your Genes, Lose Weight, and Reverse Aging
- By: Sharon Moalem MD PhD
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
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The DNA Restart walks you through revolutionary steps to a diet and lifestyle perfect for your individual genetic makeup....
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NO PDF
- By Soren on 09-16-18
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Unlocking the Hidden History of DNA
- By: Sam Kean, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Sam Kean
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
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Locked inside the DNA of every species that ever lived are endless stories - about origins, ancestors, fate, and much more. Until recently, these secrets were completely inaccessible. But with the help of new technologies, scientists are now reading the hidden history of DNA....
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Great course
- By MyGrnEyesF on 04-29-21
By: Sam Kean, and others
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Biologie des croyances [Biology of Beliefs]
- Comment affranchir la puissance de la conscience, de la matière et des miracles - Edition 10ème anniversaire revue et augmentée [How to Free the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles - 10th Anniversary Edition]
- By: Bruce H. Lipton
- Narrated by: Tristan Harvey
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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Cette édition spécial 10ème anniversaire est une version qui a été mise à jour afin d'intégrer les découvertes scientifiques les plus récentes, très nombreuses depuis une dizaine d'années....
By: Bruce H. Lipton
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Neanderthal Man
- In Search of Lost Genomes
- By: Svante Pääbo
- Narrated by: Dennis Holland
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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A riveting story about a visionary researcher and the nature of scientific inquiry, Neanderthal Man offers rich insight into the fundamental question of who we are....
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Excellent science tale
- By Neuron on 01-19-15
By: Svante Pääbo
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Breath from Salt
- A Deadly Genetic Disease, a New Era in Science, and the Patients and Families Who Changed Medicine Forever
- By: Bijal P. Trivedi
- Narrated by: Deepti Gupta
- Length: 20 hrs and 35 mins
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Cystic fibrosis was once a mysterious disease that killed infants and children. Now it could be the key to healing millions with genetic diseases of every type - from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's to diabetes and sickle cell anemia....
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Such a fantastic book!
- By Pamela J. Blaesing on 02-19-21
By: Bijal P. Trivedi
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Red
- A History of the Redhead
- By: Jacky Colliss Harvey
- Narrated by: Jacky Colliss Harvey
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
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Red is a brilliantly told, captivating history of red hair throughout the ages. An audiobook that breaks new ground, dispels myths, and reinforces the special nature of being a redhead, with a look at multiple disciplines, including science, religion, politics, feminism and sexuality....
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Pushing Past Stereotypes
- By Troy on 06-09-15