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Extreme Biology: It's Life - But Not As We Know It

by Simon Basher

4.39 97 ratings 7 reviews

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Learn about the amazing research that is revolutionizing biology, from advances in medicine to genetic engineering. Meet the world’s toughest bacterium and a biologically immortal flatworm whilst learning about epigenetics, superbugs, nanomedicine an... MoreLearn about the amazing research that is revolutionizing biology, from advances in medicine to genetic engineering. Meet the world’s toughest bacterium and a biologically immortal flatworm whilst learning about epigenetics, superbugs, nanomedicine and cloning. Extreme Biology is a compelling guide to developments at the very forefront of science – a must-read for anyone wishing to understand, and engage with, modern biology.
Topics discussed in this book include:
• Hardcore Herd: Water bear, Conan the Bacterium, Planarian flatworm, Superbug (antibiotic-resistant microbes), Aliens
• Gene Genies: Gene (including DNA, RNA, Nucleotides), Gene expression, Protein, Prion, Genome, Epigenetics
• BioHacker Crew: Gene splicing, Recombinant DNA, Recombinant protein, Polymerase chain reaction, Genetically modified organism, Cloning, Gene machine, Shmeat (including tissue culture), Designer baby, Synthetic life, Biosafety (including bioethics)
• Bioscience Buddies/Drug Dudes: Nanomedicine, Monoclonal antibodies, Broad spectrum antiviral, Pharming (the use of genetic engineering to grow drugs), Biosensors
• Medical Mavericks: Face transplant, Regenerative medicine, Gene therapy (including DNA vaccine), Functional MRI Less

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Average rating 4.39 · 97 ratings · 7 reviews

Steph M rated it really liked it
about 2 years ago

idk why y’all are complaining about AP bio when you could just read this... 10/10 learned more in 20 minutes than in a whole year of honors bio

Melissa rated it it was amazing
almost 4 years ago

Upper Elementary to Middle School won’t be bored learning Biology in this colorful, fun paperback version I won for free
Review gladly shared with fellow instructors
Enjoy!!

Jim Erekson rated it liked it
over 8 years ago

Shelves: picturebooks , informational

The Nickelodeon voice and anime drawings set the Basher Science series apart from any other science books I've read. The personification (or characterization) was a little annoying because sometimes a character stood in place of an object, and other times in place of a proce ...more

Kaethe rated it really liked it
over 7 years ago

Shelves: middle-grade , drugs , picture-books , medicine , nonfiction , science , technology

Natasha has gone crazy for the Basher series. They are very high-style, high-concept, and high-production values. Plus, weird factoids about the subject in question. I don't know how much real data they provide, but they're cool-looking, combining the cute of anime with slic ...more