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Who We Are and How We Got Here

Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past

by David Reich ...

Narrated by John Lescault ...

Unabridged

10 hours 51 min

A groundbreaking book about how ancient DNA has profoundly changed our understanding of human historyGeneticists like David Reich have made astounding advances in the field of genomics, which is proving to be as important as archaeology, linguistics, and written records as a means to understand our ancestry.In Who We Are and How We Got Here, Reich allows listeners to discover how the human genome ... Read more

$22.95 USD

A groundbreaking book about how ancient DNA has profoundly changed our understanding of human historyGeneticists like David Reich have made astounding advances in the field of genomics, which is proving to be as important as archaeology, linguistics, and written records as a means to understand our ancestry.In Who We Are and How We Got Here, Reich allows listeners to discover how the human genome
... Read more
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Proto

How One Ancient Language Went Global

by Laura Spinney ...

Narrated by Emma Spurgin-Hussey ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

Bloomsbury presents Proto by Laura Spinney, read by Emma Spurgin-HusseyThe enthralling story of how today’s largest language family, spoken by nearly half the world’s population, descended from one ancient dialect.Daughter. Duhitár-. Dustr. Dukte. Listen to these English, Sanskrit, Armenian and Lithuanian words, all meaning the same thing, and you hear echoes of one of history’s most unlikely ... Read more

$22.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents Proto by Laura Spinney, read by Emma Spurgin-HusseyThe enthralling story of how today’s largest language family, spoken by nearly half the world’s population, descended from one ancient dialect.Daughter. Duhitár-. Dustr. Dukte. Listen to these English, Sanskrit, Armenian and Lithuanian words, all meaning the same thing, and you hear echoes of one of history’s most unlikely
... Read more
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The Seven Daughters of Eve

The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry

by Bryan Sykes ...

Narrated by Michael Page ...

Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix—a work whose scientific and cultural reverberations will be discussed for years to come. In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading world authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern Italy. News of both the Ice Man's discovery ... Read more

$19.99 USD

One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix—a work whose scientific and cultural reverberations will be discussed for years to come. In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading world authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern Italy. News of both the Ice Man's discovery
... Read more
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Superconvergence

How the Genetics, Biotech, and AI Revolutions Will Transform our Lives, Work, and World

by Jamie Metzl ...

Narrated by Jamie Metzl, James Anderson Foster ...

Unabridged

15 hours 44 min

From a leading futurist and OneShared.World founder, a "brilliant" book that explores how artificial intelligence and other revolutionary technologies are transforming our lives–and our future (Sanjay Gupta).New technologies have the potential to improve our health, feed billions of people, supercharge our economies, store essential information for millions of years, and save our planet. But if we ... Read more

$31.99 USD

From a leading futurist and OneShared.World founder, a "brilliant" book that explores how artificial intelligence and other revolutionary technologies are transforming our lives–and our future (Sanjay Gupta).New technologies have the potential to improve our health, feed billions of people, supercharge our economies, store essential information for millions of years, and save our planet. But if we
... Read more
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Beyond Inheritance

Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health

by Roxanne Khamsi ...

Narrated by Roxanne Khamsi ...

Unabridged

8 hours 39 min

**“Constantly fascinating and impeccably reported...You won’t look at yourself in the same way again.” —Ed Yong, bestselling author of An Immense World and I Contain MultitudesA captivating exploration of the remarkable ways our DNA mutates over the course of our lives, with radical implications for the future of medicine**Our DNA is the indispensable set of instructions that guides our growth and ... Read more

$22.00 USD

**“Constantly fascinating and impeccably reported...You won’t look at yourself in the same way again.” —Ed Yong, bestselling author of An Immense World and I Contain MultitudesA captivating exploration of the remarkable ways our DNA mutates over the course of our lives, with radical implications for the future of medicine**Our DNA is the indispensable set of instructions that guides our growth and
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Saved by Science

The Hope and Promise of Synthetic Biology

by Mark J. Poznansky PhD ...

Narrated by Jim Seybert ...

Unabridged

6 hours 20 min

How can we accelerate the development of vaccines? How do we feed three billion people when twelve million died of hunger in 2019? Does synthetic biology hold the answer? With all the advances in science in the last century, why are there still so many infectious diseases? Why haven’t we found cures for difficult cancers? Why hasn’t any major progress been made in the treatment of mental illness? ... Read more

$24.99 USD

How can we accelerate the development of vaccines? How do we feed three billion people when twelve million died of hunger in 2019? Does synthetic biology hold the answer? With all the advances in science in the last century, why are there still so many infectious diseases? Why haven’t we found cures for difficult cancers? Why hasn’t any major progress been made in the treatment of mental illness?
... Read more
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Das Basteln der Evolution

Walter J. Gehring erzählt eine genetische Theorie der Entwicklung

by Walter J. Gehring, Klaus Sander ...

Narrated by Walter J. Gehring ...

Unabridged

2 hours 1 min

Inhalt: Das Wunder der Metamorphose 01 Schmetterlinge auf dem Estrich 02 Drosophila melanogaster Ein kurzer Blick in die Geschichte 03 Entdeckung der Gene: Gregor Mendel 04 Die Natur der Gene: Friedrich Miescher 05 Der genetische Code Homeotische Mutationen 06 Nasobemia und Antennapedia 07 Exkurs: Transdetermination 08 Walking along the chromosome 09 Homeobox 10 Ein Molch mit Froschmund 11 Die ... Read more

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Inhalt: Das Wunder der Metamorphose 01 Schmetterlinge auf dem Estrich 02 Drosophila melanogaster Ein kurzer Blick in die Geschichte 03 Entdeckung der Gene: Gregor Mendel 04 Die Natur der Gene: Friedrich Miescher 05 Der genetische Code Homeotische Mutationen 06 Nasobemia und Antennapedia 07 Exkurs: Transdetermination 08 Walking along the chromosome 09 Homeobox 10 Ein Molch mit Froschmund 11 Die
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Genes

A Very Short Introduction, Second Edition

by Jonathan Slack ...

Narrated by Keval Shah ...

Unabridged

6 hours 2 min

In this exploration of the concept of the gene, Jonathan Slack looks at the discovery, nature, and role of genes in both evolution and development. Explaining the nature of genetic variation in the human population, how hereditary factors were identified as molecules of DNA, and how certain specific mutations can lead to disease, Slack highlights how DNA variants are used to trace human ancestry ... Read more

$12.99 USD

In this exploration of the concept of the gene, Jonathan Slack looks at the discovery, nature, and role of genes in both evolution and development. Explaining the nature of genetic variation in the human population, how hereditary factors were identified as molecules of DNA, and how certain specific mutations can lead to disease, Slack highlights how DNA variants are used to trace human ancestry
... Read more
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Native American DNA

Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science

by Kim TallBear ...

Narrated by Donna Postel ...

Unabridged

10 hours 9 min

In Native American DNA, Kim TallBear shows how DNA testing is a powerful—and problematic—scientific process that is useful in determining close biological relatives. But tribal membership is a legal category that has developed in dependence on certain social understandings and historical contexts, a set of concepts that entangles genetic information in a web of family relations, reservation ... Read more

$19.99 USD

In Native American DNA, Kim TallBear shows how DNA testing is a powerful—and problematic—scientific process that is useful in determining close biological relatives. But tribal membership is a legal category that has developed in dependence on certain social understandings and historical contexts, a set of concepts that entangles genetic information in a web of family relations, reservation
... Read more
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The Forever Witness

How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder

by Edward Humes ...

Narrated by Edward Humes ...

Unabridged

10 hours 26 min

“Thought-provoking true-crime thriller…the book raises urgent questions of balancing public and private good that we’ll likely be dealing with as long as the title implies.”—Wall Street JournalA relentless detective and a civilian genealogist solve a haunting cold case—and launch a crime-fighting revolution that tests the fragile line between justice and privacy.In November 1987, a young couple ... Read more

$20.00 USD

“Thought-provoking true-crime thriller…the book raises urgent questions of balancing public and private good that we’ll likely be dealing with as long as the title implies.”—Wall Street JournalA relentless detective and a civilian genealogist solve a haunting cold case—and launch a crime-fighting revolution that tests the fragile line between justice and privacy.In November 1987, a young couple
... Read more
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Molecular Biology Made Easy

An Essential Guide for Busy People In Everyday Language

by Turing Editorial Team ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 15 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This audiobook is an easy-to-follow journey into the hidden world inside every living thing: the cell. Spoken in everyday language for busy people, this is the simplest yet comprehensive introduction to Molecular Biology for EveryoneAt its center is one big question: how does chemistry give rise to life? The audiobook begins with the cell as life’s ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This audiobook is an easy-to-follow journey into the hidden world inside every living thing: the cell. Spoken in everyday language for busy people, this is the simplest yet comprehensive introduction to Molecular Biology for EveryoneAt its center is one big question: how does chemistry give rise to life? The audiobook begins with the cell as life’s
... Read more
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Генетические загадки. Как человечество выигрывает от разницы наших ДНК

by Кэтрин Пейдж Харден ...

Narrated by Нина Непалева ...

Unabridged

11 hours 2 min

Родиться с определенными генами — это лотерея. Чистое везение — или, наоборот, невезение. Гены — не в нашей власти, но они многое определяют: успешность обучения, здоровье и продолжительность жизни, даже доход. Когда-то наука генетики служила оправданию социального неравенства. Но что, если она — не враг справедливости, а необходимое орудие ее установления? Именно это и доказывает в своей книге ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Родиться с определенными генами — это лотерея. Чистое везение — или, наоборот, невезение. Гены — не в нашей власти, но они многое определяют: успешность обучения, здоровье и продолжительность жизни, даже доход. Когда-то наука генетики служила оправданию социального неравенства. Но что, если она — не враг справедливости, а необходимое орудие ее установления? Именно это и доказывает в своей книге
... Read more
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Ancestors

Identity and DNA in the Levant

by Pierre Zalloua ...

Narrated by Sean Rohani ...

Unabridged

6 hours 27 min

An eye-opening investigation into ancestry and origins in the Middle East that synthesizes thousands of years of genetic history in the region to question what it means to be indigenous to any land“Ancestors transcends geography to launch an eye-opening inquiry into the relationship of genetics and identity. It’s a transformational read for us all.”—Jason Roberts, author of Every Living Thing and ... Read more

$17.50 USD

An eye-opening investigation into ancestry and origins in the Middle East that synthesizes thousands of years of genetic history in the region to question what it means to be indigenous to any land“Ancestors transcends geography to launch an eye-opening inquiry into the relationship of genetics and identity. It’s a transformational read for us all.”—Jason Roberts, author of Every Living Thing and
... Read more
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Nutrigenomics for Beginners

How to Eat for Your Unique Genetic Blueprint to Lose Weight and Boost Energy

by PRINCE PENMAN ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Marcus G ...

Unabridged

3 hours 59 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.You've tried the diets. You've followed the plans. And yet the weight comes back, the energy crashes persist, and you're left wondering what's wrong with you.Nothing is wrong with you. The problem is that generic diets are built for generic bodies—and your body is anything but generic.Nutrigenomics for Beginners is the first truly beginner-friendly ... Read more

$13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.You've tried the diets. You've followed the plans. And yet the weight comes back, the energy crashes persist, and you're left wondering what's wrong with you.Nothing is wrong with you. The problem is that generic diets are built for generic bodies—and your body is anything but generic.Nutrigenomics for Beginners is the first truly beginner-friendly
... Read more
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Генетическая лотерея

by Коллектив авторов ...

Narrated by Семён Ващенко ...

Series series Достоверная медицина
Unabridged

5 hours 30 min

Почему у мамы и папы глаза голубые, а у меня карие? Почему кенийские бегуны самые быстрые? В чем тайна большого бюста? Наши особенности - порой просто генетическая лотерея. Но како вы ее правила? В этой книге вы найдете ответы на самые странные и совсем не странные вопросы генетики. ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Почему у мамы и папы глаза голубые, а у меня карие? Почему кенийские бегуны самые быстрые? В чем тайна большого бюста? Наши особенности - порой просто генетическая лотерея. Но како вы ее правила? В этой книге вы найдете ответы на самые странные и совсем не странные вопросы генетики.
... Read more
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Human Flourishing in an Age of Gene Editing

Narrated by Wendy Tremont King, Chris Sorensen ...

Unabridged

12 hours 51 min

International uproar followed the recent announcement of the birth of twin girls whose genomes had been edited with a breakthrough DNA editing-technology. This technology, called clustered regularly interspaced short palindrome repeats or CRISPR-Cas9, can alter any DNA.The potential uses of CRISPR-Cas9 and other gene editing technologies are unprecedented in human history. By using these ... Read more

$24.99 USD

International uproar followed the recent announcement of the birth of twin girls whose genomes had been edited with a breakthrough DNA editing-technology. This technology, called clustered regularly interspaced short palindrome repeats or CRISPR-Cas9, can alter any DNA.The potential uses of CRISPR-Cas9 and other gene editing technologies are unprecedented in human history. By using these
... Read more
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Basilisk

From the master of horror comes a standalone thriller that will keep you up at night in 2025

by Graham Masterton ...

Narrated by John Moraitis ...

Unabridged

8 hours 53 min

Bloomsbury presents Basilisk by Graham Masterton, read by John Moraitis.WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T LOOK UP...Nathan Underhill is right at the cutting edge of stem-cell research: attempting to recreate mythological creatures in order to cure medical conditions like Alzheimer’s and MS.After five years of research, he loses his funding. But Nathan suspects that somebody else has succeeded in breeding ... Read more

$18.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents Basilisk by Graham Masterton, read by John Moraitis.WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T LOOK UP...Nathan Underhill is right at the cutting edge of stem-cell research: attempting to recreate mythological creatures in order to cure medical conditions like Alzheimer’s and MS.After five years of research, he loses his funding. But Nathan suspects that somebody else has succeeded in breeding
... Read more
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Computational Biologist - The Comprehensive Guide

by Viruti Shivan ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series series Vanguard Professionals
Unabridged

4 hours 28 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unlocking the Code of Life Through Algorithms and DataDive into the dynamic and evolving world of computational biology with this essential guide, where complex biological systems meet the precision of computer science. This comprehensive manual serves as your all-in-one resource for mastering the skills required to decode the mysteries of biology ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unlocking the Code of Life Through Algorithms and DataDive into the dynamic and evolving world of computational biology with this essential guide, where complex biological systems meet the precision of computer science. This comprehensive manual serves as your all-in-one resource for mastering the skills required to decode the mysteries of biology
... Read more
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The Psychopath Inside

A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain

by James Fallon ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Unabridged

4 hours 58 min

The memoir of a neuroscientist whose research led him to a bizarre personal discoveryJames Fallon had spent an entire career studying how our brains affect our behavior when his research suddenly turned personal. While studying brain scans of several family members, he discovered that one perfectly matched a pattern he’d found in the brains of serial killers. This meant one of two things: Either ... Read more

$27.98 USD

The memoir of a neuroscientist whose research led him to a bizarre personal discoveryJames Fallon had spent an entire career studying how our brains affect our behavior when his research suddenly turned personal. While studying brain scans of several family members, he discovered that one perfectly matched a pattern he’d found in the brains of serial killers. This meant one of two things: Either
... Read more
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Homeschooling Made Easy

Practical Tips for Parent Educators

by Avery Nightingale ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Charlotte G ...

Unabridged

29 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dive into the world of homeschooling with "Homeschooling Made Easy: Practical Tips for Parent Educators" by Avery Nightingale. This comprehensive guide equips parents with the tools and strategies needed to create an enriching and successful homeschooling experience. The book delves into the historical evolution and technological advancements in ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dive into the world of homeschooling with "Homeschooling Made Easy: Practical Tips for Parent Educators" by Avery Nightingale. This comprehensive guide equips parents with the tools and strategies needed to create an enriching and successful homeschooling experience. The book delves into the historical evolution and technological advancements in
... Read more
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Sexual Selection

A Very Short Introduction

by Marlene Zuk, Leigh W. Simmons ...

Narrated by Randye Kaye ...

Unabridged

4 hours 15 min

What is responsible for the differences between the sexes in so many animals, from the brilliant plumage of birds-of-paradise to the antlers on deer? Why are the traits that distinguish the sexes sometimes detrimental to survival? And why do males and females sometimes behave differently?Questions like these have intrigued scientists and the public alike for many years. New discoveries are showing ... Read more

$10.99 USD

What is responsible for the differences between the sexes in so many animals, from the brilliant plumage of birds-of-paradise to the antlers on deer? Why are the traits that distinguish the sexes sometimes detrimental to survival? And why do males and females sometimes behave differently?Questions like these have intrigued scientists and the public alike for many years. New discoveries are showing
... Read more
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Unique

The New Science of Human Individuality

by David J. Linden ...

Narrated by Adam Barr ...

Unabridged

7 hours 40 min

Inspired by the abundance of unique personalities available on dating websites, a renowned neuroscientist examines the science of what makes you, you.David J. Linden has devoted his career to understanding the biology common to all humans. But a few years ago he found himself on OkCupid. Looking through that vast catalog of human diversity, he got to wondering: What makes us all so different? ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Inspired by the abundance of unique personalities available on dating websites, a renowned neuroscientist examines the science of what makes you, you.David J. Linden has devoted his career to understanding the biology common to all humans. But a few years ago he found himself on OkCupid. Looking through that vast catalog of human diversity, he got to wondering: What makes us all so different?
... Read more
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They Cured Cancer

The Scientific Journeys Behind Cell Therapy and the New Immune Revolution

by Scott Gottlieb ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

12 hours

New York Times bestselling author and former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb provides a glimpse of a promising future that is quickly approaching: a world with cures for chronic illnesses and cancers.While traditional drugs mostly help us manage the effects of disease, cell therapies promise genuine cures for a broad range of intractable ailments, from Alzheimer’s to heart damage to cancer. They ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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New York Times bestselling author and former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb provides a glimpse of a promising future that is quickly approaching: a world with cures for chronic illnesses and cancers.While traditional drugs mostly help us manage the effects of disease, cell therapies promise genuine cures for a broad range of intractable ailments, from Alzheimer’s to heart damage to cancer. They
... Read more
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Fatal Invention

How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-Create Race in the Twenty-First Century

by Dorothy Roberts ...

Narrated by Janina Edwards ...

Unabridged

14 hours 54 min

An incisive, groundbreaking book that examines how a biological concept of race is a myth that promotes inequality in a supposedly "post-racial" era.Though the Human Genome Project proved that human beings are not naturally divided by race, the emerging fields of personalized medicine, reproductive technologies, genetic genealogy, and DNA databanks are attempting to resuscitate race as a ... Read more

$24.99 USD

An incisive, groundbreaking book that examines how a biological concept of race is a myth that promotes inequality in a supposedly "post-racial" era.Though the Human Genome Project proved that human beings are not naturally divided by race, the emerging fields of personalized medicine, reproductive technologies, genetic genealogy, and DNA databanks are attempting to resuscitate race as a
... Read more

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