Discovery! (Lerner)
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Inside AIDS: HIV attacks the immune system
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Looks at advances that have been made in decoding and understanding the human genome, discusses ways in which scientists hope to use that information to cure and prevent disease, explores some of the moral and ethical issues involved in genetic manipulation, and examines the application of such techniques to plants and animals.
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Worldwide, infectious diseases are the second leading cuase of death and the leading cause of disability. Produced by microscopic organisms that enter a person's boyd, infectious diseases can create symptoms ranging from mild digestive problems to deadly bleeding and high fevers. How should you protect yourself? Discover the intriguing story behind these invisible invaders.
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Circulating life: blood transfusion from ancient superstition to modern medicine
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Dinosaur eggs discovered!: unscrambling the clues
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Mass extinction: examining the current crisis
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Investigating climate change: scientists' search for answers in a warming world
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Everyone dies... but what happens inside the human body when death occurs? What body systems are key for holding on to life? And what value does studying death have for those of us still living? Explore all of the answers with a forensic scientist who takes a look at the body's interconnected cellular systems and the links between life and death.