Anger, stress, depression and crime all seem to be symptoms of contemporary life. Susan Aldridge gives a scientific account of these related phenomena, and reveals how we can use the latest insights into the brain and its chemistry to produce positive solutions to our more destructive emotions.

Seeing Red & Feeling Blue: The New Understanding of Mood and Emotion

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Aldridge, Susan

Mental Health

RANDOM HOUSE UK

Susan Aldridge gives an accessible guide to the world of DNA and also explores the applications of genetic engineering in biotechnology. She takes the reader, step by step, through the fascinating study of molecular biology. The first part of the book describes DNA and its function within living organisms. The second part explores genetic engineering and its applications to humans such as gene therapy, genetic screening and DNA fingerprinting. The third looks at the wider world of biotechnology and how genetic engineering can be applied to such problems as producing vegetarian cheese or cleaning up the environment. The final part explains how knowledge of the structure and functioning of genes sheds light on evolution and our place in the world. Although easy to read, this book faces up to the science involved and should be read by anyone who wants to know about DNA and genetic engineering.

The Thread of Life: The Story of Genes and Genetic Engineering

Science & Math

Evolution

Cambridge University Press

We have all been drug users at one time or another. Drugs can be used as medicines, as food additives, for pleasure, and to protect our long-term health. With so many new drugs on the market and an ever-widening definition of what exactly makes a drug a drug, we should all be well informed about the drugs we use--how they work, their benefits, and their risks. This book is a unique guide for the general reader to the drugs of everyday life--from commonly prescribed medicines to recreational drugs (including illicit ones) and food supplements. The author examines how drugs interact with their targets in the body, where drugs come from, how they are developed, and what new kinds of drugs are on the horizon. She reviews all the major pharmaceutical medicines--painkillers, antibiotics, anti-cancer drugs, anti-depressants, heart drugs, tranquilizers, and hormones. Much more than a consumer handbook, this volume conveys the fascinating science behind drugs in an easily accessible way.

Magic Molecules: How Drugs Work

Parenting & Relationships

Biochemistry for advanced biology is an invaluable aid for students of post-sixteen biology courses, particularly for the biochemistry and biotechnology options. It offers: a comprehensive guide to biochemistry in an easy-to-read style; Up-to-date coverage of current theories; relevant new applications in medicine and industry; easy to follow explanations of the essential chemistry; summaries for each chapter and; relevant examination-style questions.

Biochemistry for Advanced Biology

Biological Sciences

DNA "fingerprinting," genetic engineering of food, genetic screening, gene therapy, the human genome project...there is no shortage of news these days about the genetic revolution. The purpose of this book is to take the interested reader behind the headlines to explore the fascinating world of molecular biology. Eschewing jargon, author Susan Aldridge gives an accessible account of the world of DNA and also explores its present and future applications. In the first part of the book, she explains what DNA is and how it functions within living organisms. In the second part, she explores genetic engineering and its applications to humans--such as gene therapy, genetic screening, and DNA fingerprinting. In the third, the author looks at the wider world of biotechnology and how genetic engineering can be applied to such problems as producing vegetarian cheese or cleaning up the environment. Finally, she explains how knowledge of the structure and function of genes sheds light on evolution and our place in the world. Aldridge has written with a light touch full of historical references; her achievement will make rewarding reading for anyone who reads popular accounts of the life sciences.

The Thread of Life: The Story of Genes and Genetic Engineering (Canto Book)

Family Health

In this fascinating book, Susan Aldridge gives an accessible guide to the world of DNA and also explores the applications of genetic engineering in biotechnology. She takes the reader, step by step, through the fascinating study of molecular biology, examining DNA and its function within living organisms as well as aspects of genetic engineering and its applications to humans. Aldridge also looks at the wider world of biotechnology and how genetic engineering can be applied to such problems as producing vegetarian cheese or cleaning up the environment.

The Thread of Life: The Story of Genes and Genetic Engineering (Canto)

Refresh your memory, make new discoveries, and quiz yourself on facts you once learned and may have long forgotten?just pick up this handy reference to have all the answers at your fingertips. Wish you were that person who could answer any question? Can?t find just the right thing to say to start a conversation at a cocktail party? This book offers hours of fact-finding pleasure with a huge collection of intriguing and useful facts, plus quizzes to improve your knowledge. You can gain valuable information about a myriad of subjects?with just a page or two devoted to each topic?presented in clear, easy-to-understand language. And, best of all, you will be on your way to becoming a Know It All! There are 10 sections?Understanding the Universe, The Story of the Earth, The Story of Life, Exploring the World, Invention and Discovery, Conflicts of the Modern Age, Structure of Society, Religion and Philosophy, Artistic Endeavors, and Quizzes. Sidebars such as ?Conv

Know It All: The Little Bok of Essential Knowledge

King Humphrey, Elizabeth

Whitaker, Julie

Reference

Readers' Digest

C21 Science: Cloning

Ticktock Books, LTD

Discusses the history of cloning, including its use for curing diseases, creating custom organs, improving food, and saving animals, the ethical issues it raises, and where research may lead in the future.

Cloning (Cutting-Edge Science)

Children's Books

Science, Nature & How It Works

New Forest Pr

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Books by Aldridge, Susan

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Seeing Red & Feeling Blue: The New Understanding of Mood and Emotion

The Thread of Life: The Story of Genes and Genetic Engineering

Magic Molecules: How Drugs Work

Biochemistry for Advanced Biology

The Thread of Life: The Story of Genes and Genetic Engineering (Canto Book)

Magic Molecules: How Drugs Work

The Thread of Life: The Story of Genes and Genetic Engineering (Canto)

Know It All: The Little Bok of Essential Knowledge

C21 Science: Cloning

Cloning (Cutting-Edge Science)