Genetics - Exploring Basic Ideas and Concepts
Explore nutrition topics in different e-book collections in three Oakton databases with science information.
- Credo
- Facts on File Science
- Gale Reference
Click on the database name to search and explore the database.
Click on the Nutrition essay name for each source to see descriptions of the basics of nutrition.
Your myOakton user name and password will open these sources for you.
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Credo Reference - All Subjects Search This link opens in a new windowContains dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range of subject-specific titles.
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Facts on File Science Online This link opens in a new windowPresents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.
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Gale Medical Reference This link opens in a new windowCross-searchable collection of several health science titles, including The Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests, The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, Health and Wellness, and The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. To limit a search to an individual title, use the "More" icon and then the "Title List" option.
Books on Genetics from the Oakton Library
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Human Genetics: the Basics by Call Number: RHC. QH431 .L41857 2017ISBN: 9781138668003Publication Date: 2016-12-02Human genetics has blossomed from an obscure biological science and explanation for rare disorders to a field that is profoundly altering health care for everyone. This new edition of Human Genetics: The Basics provides a concise background of gene structure and function through the lens of real examples, from families living with inherited diseases to population-wide efforts in which millions of average people are learning about their genetic selves. -
DNA by Call Number: QH437 .W387 2017ISBN: 9780385351188Publication Date: 2017-08-22The definitive insider's history of the genetic revolution--significantly updated to reflect the discoveries of the last decade. James D. Watson, the Nobel laureate whose pioneering work helped unlock the mystery of DNA's structure, charts the greatest scientific journey of our time, from the discovery of the double helix to today's controversies to what the future may hold. Updated to include new findings in gene editing, epigenetics, agricultural chemistry, as well as two entirely new chapters on personal genomics and cancer research. This is the most comprehensive and authoritative exploration of DNA's impact--practical, social, and ethical--on our society and our world. -
The Gene by Call Number: RB155 .M854 2017ISBN: 9781476733524Publication Date: 2017-05-02This book is the basis for the PBS Ken Burns Documentary The Gene: An Intimate History. In this biography Mukherjee brings to life the quest to understand human heredity and its surprising influence on our lives, personalities, identities, fates, and choices. In riveting and dramatic prose, he describes the centuries of research and experimentation--from Aristotle and Pythagoras to Mendel and Darwin, from Boveri and Morgan to Crick, Watson and Franklin, all the way through the revolutionary twenty-first century innovators who mapped the human genome.
Genetics Textbooks at the Oakton Library
Textbooks are sometimes available through the Oakton Library.
The newest edition may not be checked out but is can be used in the library.
Some earlier editions of textbooks can be checked out. Ask your professor if an earlier edition can be used for your class.
Check with a librarian to see if your textbook is available. Chat with a Librarian
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Human Genetics by Call Number: Library, Reserves -- see circulation desk: QH431 .L41855 2018 at DP & RHCISBN: 9781259700934Publication Date: 2017-08-01
