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Genetics Audiobooks

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    The Gene

    An Intimate History

    by Siddhartha Mukherjee ...
    Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris ...

    Unabridged

    19 hours 21 min

    ***Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2016*The Gene is the story of one of the most powerful and dangerous ideas in our history, from bestselling, prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee.**Spanning the globe and several centuries, The Gene is the story of the quest to decipher the master-code that makes and defines humans, that governs our form and function.The story of ... Read more

    $17.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Connections

    The New Science of Emotion

    by Karl Deisseroth ...
    Narrated by Karl Deisseroth, Natalie Naudus, Karen Chilton ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 32 min

    In this riveting journey through the hidden realms of the human mind, a world-renowned psychiatrist and neuroscientist explores the origins of human emotion, and examines what mental illnesses reveal about all of us - how the broken can illuminate the unbroken.Why do we feel what we feel?Mental illness is one of the greatest causes of human suffering, but the reasons we bear this burden, and the ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Genetics

    by Introbooks Team ...
    Narrated by Tracy Tupman ...

    Unabridged

    41 min

    Genetic gone through a breakthrough in the discovery that DNA would be the fundamental structure carrying the genetic information. Among the various work with this molecule, he stood out to Watson, Crick, Wilkins, and Franklin in 1953, which demonstrated the structure of the DNA double helix.After the discovery of DNA structure, several other studies have been conducted to understand who was ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Mercies in Disguise

    A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them

    by Gina Kolata ...
    Narrated by Andrea Gallo ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 31 min

    New York Times science reporter Gina Kolata follows a family through genetic illness and one courageous daughter who decides her fate shall no longer be decided by a genetic flaw. The phone rings; the doctor has the results. "Are you ready Amanda?" The two people Amanda Baxley loves the most had begged her not to be tested. But she had to find out. If your family carried a mutated gene that ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Identically Different

    Why You Can Change Your Genes

    by Professor Tim Spector ...
    Narrated by Leighton Pugh ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 57 min

    'This is not simply a book of ideas, it is also a book of stories, most astounding, many heartbreaking' - Bryan Appleyard, SUNDAY TIMESSince the discovery of DNA, scientists have believed that genes are fixed entities that cannot be changed by environment - we inherit them, pass them on to our children and take them with us when we die.Professor Tim Spector reveals how the latest genetic research ... Read more

    $39.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Decoding the World

    by Po Bronson, Arvind Gupta ...
    Narrated by Po Bronson, Arvind Gupta ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 18 min

    A vision of the future where the latest Silicon Valley tech meets cutting-edge genetics.Po Bronson and Arvind Gupta, venture capitalists from Silicon Valley, take everyday news headlines and decode them, leading us on a journey through their unique and highly entertaining view of the world. Each chapter is prefaced with a real-world headline from today's chaotic news cycle: Dying bees. Rogue ... Read more

    $42.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Hunt for FOXP5

    A Genomic Mystery Novel

    by David Deamer, Wallace Kaufman ...
    Narrated by Nancy Wu ...
    series The Science and Fiction Series

    Unabridged

    13 hours 32 min

    Genetics professor Michelle Murphy loses her husband under mysterious circumstances and without warning, while their brilliant eight-year-old daughter Avalon, adopted in Kazakhstan, stubbornly believes she is a mutant.As if this were not enough she soon finds herself thrown into the middle of a quickly thickening plot, where the legacy of Genghis Khan meets the hunt for FOXP5, a genetic ... Read more

    $33.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Cheating Death

    The New Science of Living Longer and Better

    by Dr. Rand McClain ...
    Narrated by L.J. Ganser ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 1 min

    In this golden age of medical discovery, cutting-edge treatments are emerging that increase longevity, stave off disease, and enhance our appearance and quality of life-our "healthspan." But chances are, these advances are not readily available at most doctor's offices, in stores, or easy to find online. Dr. Rand McClain takes a fresh approach to genetics, natural aging, and proactive medical ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Egoístas, inmortales y viajeras

    Las claves del cáncer y de sus nuevos tratamientos: conocer para curar

    by Carlos López Otín, Carlos López Otín ...
    Narrated by Miguel Coll ...
    series Contextos

    Unabridged

    8 hours 50 min

    Egoístas, inmortales y viajeras explora el pasado, la realidad actual y el futuro de una enfermedad que, en términos estrictos, no es una única entidad sino más de doscientas distintas, tantas como tipos celulares construyen los diferentes órganos y tejidos de nuestro cuerpo.Discutiremos en primer lugar el origen del cáncer, una cuestión que hasta una fecha reciente no tuvo una respuesta concreta ... Read more

    $27.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Epigenetics for Intermediate

    The Most Comprehensive Exploration of the Practical, Social and Ethical Impact of DNA on Our Society and Our World

    by Brown Frank ...
    Narrated by Wolf D ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 44 min

    You Are About To Develop An Insider Understanding Of Epigenetics, Including Their Relationship With The DNA, Environmental Factors, Human Development And Evolution; Their Role In Human Mental And Physical Health, Including Their Use In The Treating Of Different Conditions And Diseases Along With The Most Current Epigenetic Practices And Research!What started as a broad research focused on ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Anatomy and Physiology: Human Genetics

    Things You Should Know (Questions and Answers)

    by Rumi Michael Leigh ...

    Unabridged

    18 min

    This book will explain the basics, definition and importance of human genetics. It will make you discover the biology of genetics in its entirety. All in the form of questions and answers to facilitate understanding of the subject.Narration: "Female synthesized voice" ... Read more

    $6.00 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Der Codebreaker: Wie die Erfindung der Genschere die Zukunft der Menschheit für immer verändert

    by Walter Isaacson, Walter Isaacson ...
    Narrated by Marlen Ulonska ...

    Unabridged

    18 hours 56 min

    Die CRISPR-Methode und die Zukunft der MedizinWas macht die Natur, wenn ein neuer Feind auftaucht? Sie findet eine neue Strategie. Wenn eine Bakterie von einem Virus attackiert wird, verteidigt sie sich beispielsweise, indem sie ihre genetische Struktur ändert. Doch wie können diese Mechanismen nachgewiesen werden? Und welchen Nutzen hat dieses Wissen für die Medizin?Der Amerikanerin Jennifer ... Read more

    $39.99 AUD

  • Audiobook

    Eugenics and Other Evils

    by G. K. Chesterton ...
    Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 50 min

    During the first three decades of the twentieth century, eugenics, the scientific control of human breeding, was a popular cause within enlightened and progressive segments of the English-speaking world. The New York Times eagerly supported it, gushing about the wonderful “new science.” Prominent scientists, such as the plant biologist Luther Burbank, were among its most enthusiastic supporters. ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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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

    $36.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    The Cheating Cell

    How Evolution Helps Us Understand and Treat Cancer

    by Athena Aktipis ...
    Narrated by Laurel Lefkow ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 53 min

    This audiobook narrated by Laurel Lefkow offers a fundamental and groundbreaking reassessment of how we view and manage cancerWhen we think of the forces driving cancer, we don’t necessarily think of evolution. But evolution and cancer are closely linked, for the historical processes that created life also created cancer. The Cheating Cell delves into this extraordinary relationship, and shows ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Age of Scientific Wellness

    Why the Future of Medicine Is Personalized, Predictive, Data-Rich, and in Your Hands

    by Leroy Hood, MD, PhD, Nathan Price, PhD ...
    Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours

    We are on the cusp of a major transformation in healthcare-yet few people know it. At top hospitals and a few innovative health-tech startups, scientists are working closely with patients to dramatically extend their "healthspan"-the number of healthy years before disease sets in. In The Age of Scientific Wellness, two visionary leaders of this revolution in health take us on a thrilling journey ... Read more

    $36.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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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

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Human Gene Editing Debate

    by John H. Evans ...
    Narrated by Victor Bevine ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 17 min

    In 2018 the first genetically modified babies were reportedly born in China, made possible by the invention of CRISPR technology in 2012. This controversial advancement overturned the pre-existing moral consensus, which had held for over fifty years before: while gene editing an adult person was morally acceptable, modifying babies, and thus subsequent generations, crossed a significant moral line ... Read more

    $23.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The End of Genetics

    Designing Humanity's DNA

    by David B. Goldstein ...
    Narrated by Christopher Douyard ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 14 min

    An urgent plea for a broader understanding and awareness of the unconsidered dangers of new genetic technologies Since 2010 it has been possible to determine a person's genetic makeup in a matter of days at an accessible cost for many millions of people. Along with this technological breakthrough there has emerged a movement to use this information to help prospective parents "eliminate ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Genetic Age

    Our Perilous Quest To Edit Life

    by Matthew Cobb ...
    Narrated by Joe Jameson ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 34 min

    'Brilliant .. I cannot recommend this book strongly enough' - Henry Marsh, New Statesman (about The Idea of the Brain)A new gene editing technology, invented just seven years ago, has turned humanity into gods. Enabling us to manipulate the genes in virtually any organism with exquisite precision, CRISPR has given scientists a degree of control that was undreamt of even in science fiction.But ... Read more

    $39.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Rebel Cell

    Cancer, Evolution and the Science of Life

    by Dr Kat Arney ...
    Narrated by Dr Kat Arney ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 51 min

    'A lively study of the Big C, which makes the case that cancer is the price we pay for our marvellously complicated bodies.' The Times, best books of 2020'This book is packed with big ideas about life. Every chapter has something in it which made me think wow. Having worked in a major cancer charity for many years, Arney writes with genuine in-depth understanding and is a perfect guide.' Daniel M. ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Before My Time

    A Memoir of Love and Fate

    by Ami McKay ...
    Narrated by Ami McKay ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 55 min

    Weaving together family history, genetic discovery, and scenes from her life, Ami McKay tells the compelling, true-science story of her own family's unsettling legacy of hereditary cancer while exploring the challenges that come from carrying the mutation that not only killed many people you loved, but might also kill you.The story of Ami McKay's connection to a genetic disorder called Lynch ... Read more

    $38.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Case Against Perfection

    by Michael J. Sandel ...
    Narrated by Pete Cross ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 44 min

    Breakthroughs in genetics present us with a promise and a predicament. The promise is that we will soon be able to treat and prevent a host of debilitating diseases. The predicament is that our newfound genetic knowledge may enable us to manipulate our nature?to enhance our genetic traits and those of our children. Although most people find at least some forms of genetic engineering disquieting, ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Unzip Your Genes

    5 Choices to Reveal a Radically Radiant You

    by Jennifer Stagg, Dr. ...
    Narrated by Samantha Desz ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 25 min

    This guide will show you how to take your health into your own hands. You will no longer sit on the sidelines—instead you can play an active and empowered role in the state of your own health. This book will help you • Understand how the environment and your genes interact. • Learn how to use your own genetic information to your advantage. • Create an actionable plan based on your genomics to ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial