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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
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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
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Lifespan

Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To

by Matthew D. LaPlante, David Sinclair ...

Narrated by David Sinclair ...

Unabridged

11 hours 55 min

Audio Bonus! Includes exclusive conversations with the authors!A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Brilliant and enthralling.” —The Wall Street JournalA paradigm-shifting book from an acclaimed Harvard Medical School scientist and one of Time’s most influential people.It’s a seemingly undeniable truth that aging is inevitable. But what if everything we’ve been taught to bel... ... Read more

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Audio Bonus! Includes exclusive conversations with the authors!A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Brilliant and enthralling.” —The Wall Street JournalA paradigm-shifting book from an acclaimed Harvard Medical School scientist and one of Time’s most influential people.It’s a seemingly undeniable truth that aging is inevitable. But what if everything we’ve been taught to bel...
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She Has Her Mother's Laugh

The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity

by Carl Zimmer ...

Narrated by Joe Ochman ...

Unabridged

20 hours 32 min

**2019 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Finalist"Science book of the year"—The Guardian**One of New York Times 100 Notable Books for 2018One of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Books of 2018One of Kirkus's Best Books of 2018One of Mental Floss's Best Books of 2018One of Science Friday's Best Science Books of 2018“Extraordinary”—New York Times Book R... ... Read more

$27.99 USD

**2019 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Finalist"Science book of the year"—The Guardian**One of New York Times 100 Notable Books for 2018One of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Books of 2018One of Kirkus's Best Books of 2018One of Mental Floss's Best Books of 2018One of Science Friday's Best Science Books of 2018“Extraordinary”—New York Times Book R...
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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
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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

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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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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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genetics of cannabis, The: a microscopic view

by Pharmacology University ...

Narrated by Sandra Loaiza ...

Unabridged

50 min

In this book, you will learn about cannabis from its fundamental unit, in other words, what identifies it and gives it these important characteristics, making it a unique species, based on its genetic material or the information present in the plant's genes. This network of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid), controls all the processes of defense, nutrition, and communication ... Read more

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In this book, you will learn about cannabis from its fundamental unit, in other words, what identifies it and gives it these important characteristics, making it a unique species, based on its genetic material or the information present in the plant's genes. This network of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid), controls all the processes of defense, nutrition, and communication
... Read more
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The Genome War

How Craig Venter Tried to Capture the Code of Life and Save the World

by James Shreeve ...

Narrated by Erik Singer ...

Abridged

5 hours 56 min

The long-awaited story of the science, the business, the politics, the intrigue behind the scenes of the most ferocious competition in the history of modern science—the race to map the human genome.On May 10, 1998, biologist Craig Venter, director of the Institute for Genomic Research, announced that he was forming a private company that within three years would unravel the complete genetic code ... Read more

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The long-awaited story of the science, the business, the politics, the intrigue behind the scenes of the most ferocious competition in the history of modern science—the race to map the human genome.On May 10, 1998, biologist Craig Venter, director of the Institute for Genomic Research, announced that he was forming a private company that within three years would unravel the complete genetic code
... Read more
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What Causes Lighter and Darker Skin

by Andrew Kirby ...

Narrated by Retno Utami ...

Unabridged

7 min

Embark on a captivating journey into the origins of human skin color with this thought-provoking audiobook. Through in-depth genetic studies and poignant narratives, it challenges conventional notions, revealing the intricate interplay of genetics, environment, and societal influences. From the diverse ethnic groups worldwide to the persecution of Albinos in Sub-Saharan Africa, it offers a ... Read more

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Embark on a captivating journey into the origins of human skin color with this thought-provoking audiobook. Through in-depth genetic studies and poignant narratives, it challenges conventional notions, revealing the intricate interplay of genetics, environment, and societal influences. From the diverse ethnic groups worldwide to the persecution of Albinos in Sub-Saharan Africa, it offers a
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Gene Revolution, The

CRISPR and the Future of Humanity

by August Raines ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Anya G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 5 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In "The Gene Revolution: CRISPR and the Future of Humanity," August Raines delves into the transformative world of genetic editing. With a focus on CRISPR/Cas9 technology, the book traces its journey from a bacterial immune mechanism to a groundbreaking tool for editing human DNA. Raines explores the historical fascination with creation, drawing ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In "The Gene Revolution: CRISPR and the Future of Humanity," August Raines delves into the transformative world of genetic editing. With a focus on CRISPR/Cas9 technology, the book traces its journey from a bacterial immune mechanism to a groundbreaking tool for editing human DNA. Raines explores the historical fascination with creation, drawing
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One in a Billion

The Story of Nic Volker and the Dawn of Genomic Medicine

by Mark Johnson, Kathleen Gallagher ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

7 hours 27 min

In this landmark medical narrative, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalists Mark Johnson and Kathleen Gallagher chronicle the story of Nic Volker, the Wisconsin boy at the center of a daring breakthrough in medicine—a complete gene sequencing to discover the cure for an otherwise undiagnosable illness.At just two years old, Nic experiences a searing pain that signals the awakening of a new and deadly ... Read more

$16.99 USD

In this landmark medical narrative, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalists Mark Johnson and Kathleen Gallagher chronicle the story of Nic Volker, the Wisconsin boy at the center of a daring breakthrough in medicine—a complete gene sequencing to discover the cure for an otherwise undiagnosable illness.At just two years old, Nic experiences a searing pain that signals the awakening of a new and deadly
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Der Gen-Trick

Das Geheimnis der Epigenetik

by Dr. med. Ulrich Strunz ...

Narrated by Thomas Höricht ...

Unabridged

5 hours 46 min

Ob wir an Krebs, Diabetes oder Depressionen erkranken, ein hohes Alter erreichen, extrovertiert oder schüchtern sind – ist uns all das vorbestimmt, weil es in unseren Genen liegt? Die noch junge Forschung zur Epigenetik hat Revolutionäres herausgefunden: Gene sind kein Schicksal, wir können sie steuern und damit selbst über unser Leben bestimmen.Bestsellerautor Dr. med. Ulrich Strunz, ein Pionier ... Read more

$21.04 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ob wir an Krebs, Diabetes oder Depressionen erkranken, ein hohes Alter erreichen, extrovertiert oder schüchtern sind – ist uns all das vorbestimmt, weil es in unseren Genen liegt? Die noch junge Forschung zur Epigenetik hat Revolutionäres herausgefunden: Gene sind kein Schicksal, wir können sie steuern und damit selbst über unser Leben bestimmen.Bestsellerautor Dr. med. Ulrich Strunz, ein Pionier
... Read more
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Human Agency

75% DNA, 25% Free Will

by Muren Herrid ...

Narrated by To be determined ...

Unabridged

5 hours 10 min

Nature versus nurture has shaped centuries of debate—but what if the answer is neither, and both?In Human Agency: 75% DNA, 25% Free Will, scientist and biotechnologist Muren Herrid, PhD, revisits the classic question of whether our lives are determined by genetics (nature) or environment and experience (nurture)—and argues that modern science demands a more nuanced answer.Drawing on research in ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Nature versus nurture has shaped centuries of debate—but what if the answer is neither, and both?In Human Agency: 75% DNA, 25% Free Will, scientist and biotechnologist Muren Herrid, PhD, revisits the classic question of whether our lives are determined by genetics (nature) or environment and experience (nurture)—and argues that modern science demands a more nuanced answer.Drawing on research in
... Read more
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What Makes a Hero?

The Suprising Science of Selflessness

by Elizabeth Svoboda ...

Narrated by Rose Itzcovitz ...

Unabridged

6 hours 46 min

An entertaining investigation into the biology and psychology of why we sacrifice for other peopleResearchers are now applying the lens of science to study heroism for the first time. How do biology, upbringing, and outside influences intersect to produce altruistic and heroic behavior? And how can we encourage this behavior in corporations, classrooms, and individuals?Using dozens of fascinating ... Read more

$29.98 USD

An entertaining investigation into the biology and psychology of why we sacrifice for other peopleResearchers are now applying the lens of science to study heroism for the first time. How do biology, upbringing, and outside influences intersect to produce altruistic and heroic behavior? And how can we encourage this behavior in corporations, classrooms, and individuals?Using dozens of fascinating
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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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The Vanishing Family

Love, Fate, and the Quest to End Dementia

by Robert Kolker ...

Narrated by Sean Pratt ...

Unabridged

12 hours

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Valley Road comes the heart-wrenching journey of a family facing an unthinkable destiny, whose flawed genetic code might hold the long-sought key to a cure for dementia.In the idyllic American town of Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, there lived a family with nine siblings, the youngest a girl named Barb. As the older children headed off to ... Read more

$24.00 USD

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Valley Road comes the heart-wrenching journey of a family facing an unthinkable destiny, whose flawed genetic code might hold the long-sought key to a cure for dementia.In the idyllic American town of Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, there lived a family with nine siblings, the youngest a girl named Barb. As the older children headed off to
... Read more
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The Genome Defense

Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns Your DNA

by Jorge L. Contreras ...

Narrated by Kaleo Griffith ...

Unabridged

12 hours 35 min

In this riveting, behind-the-scenes courtroom drama, a brilliant legal team battles corporate greed and government overreach for our fundamental right to control our genes.When attorney Chris Hansen learned that the U.S. government was issuing patents for human genes to biotech companies, his first thought was, How can a corporation own what makes us who we are? Then he discovered that women were ... Read more

$31.99 USD

In this riveting, behind-the-scenes courtroom drama, a brilliant legal team battles corporate greed and government overreach for our fundamental right to control our genes.When attorney Chris Hansen learned that the U.S. government was issuing patents for human genes to biotech companies, his first thought was, How can a corporation own what makes us who we are? Then he discovered that women were
... Read more
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From Darwin to Derrida

Selfish Genes, Social Selves, and the Meanings of Life

by David Haig, Daniel C. Dennett ...

Narrated by Peter Noble ...

Unabridged

14 hours 59 min

How the meaningless process of natural selection produces purposeful beings who find meaning in the world.In From Darwin to Derrida, evolutionary biologist David Haig explains how a physical world of matter in motion gave rise to a living world of purpose and meaning. Natural selection, a process without purpose, gives rise to purposeful beings who find meaning in the world. The key to this, Haig ... Read more

$44.99 USD

How the meaningless process of natural selection produces purposeful beings who find meaning in the world.In From Darwin to Derrida, evolutionary biologist David Haig explains how a physical world of matter in motion gave rise to a living world of purpose and meaning. Natural selection, a process without purpose, gives rise to purposeful beings who find meaning in the world. The key to this, Haig
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Mutants

On Genetic Variety and the Human Body

by Armand Marie Leroi ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 21 min

Stepping effortlessly from myth to cutting-edge science, Mutants gives a brilliant narrative account of our genetic code and the captivating people whose bodies have revealed it—a French convent girl who found herself changing sex at puberty; children who, echoing Homer's Cyclops, are born with a single eye in the middle of their foreheads; a village of long-lived Croatian dwarves; one family, ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Stepping effortlessly from myth to cutting-edge science, Mutants gives a brilliant narrative account of our genetic code and the captivating people whose bodies have revealed it—a French convent girl who found herself changing sex at puberty; children who, echoing Homer's Cyclops, are born with a single eye in the middle of their foreheads; a village of long-lived Croatian dwarves; one family,
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La prova regina

by Gianfranco Bangone, Gianfranco Bangone ...

Narrated by Roberto Uggeri ...

Unabridged

5 hours 1 min

Il DNA forense ha fatto il suo ingresso in tribunale nel 1986, meritandosi l'appellativo di "prova regina". Da allora le impronte genetiche sono diventate un testimone silenzioso contro l'assassino, e tecnologie sempre più sofisticate hanno permesso di trovare la "firma" dell'omicida anche a partire da poche cellule. Questo libro racconta l'evoluzione nell'uso del DNA sul campo, intrecciando l ... Read more

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Il DNA forense ha fatto il suo ingresso in tribunale nel 1986, meritandosi l'appellativo di "prova regina". Da allora le impronte genetiche sono diventate un testimone silenzioso contro l'assassino, e tecnologie sempre più sofisticate hanno permesso di trovare la "firma" dell'omicida anche a partire da poche cellule. Questo libro racconta l'evoluzione nell'uso del DNA sul campo, intrecciando l
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DNA Privacy 101

Before You Spit in a Tube, Read This

by Marcus Reed ...

Narrated by Dorian Hale ...

Series Audiobook 43 - Briefly Microlearning
Unabridged

1 min

Before you spit in that tube and send off your DNA, stop and read the fine print.What begins as a search for ancestry or health secrets can quietly become a lifetime contract you never meant to sign. DNA Privacy 101 reveals the hidden world behind at-home genetic testing — where curiosity meets consent, and where your biological data becomes digital currency.This micro-lesson takes you inside the ... Read more

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Before you spit in that tube and send off your DNA, stop and read the fine print.What begins as a search for ancestry or health secrets can quietly become a lifetime contract you never meant to sign. DNA Privacy 101 reveals the hidden world behind at-home genetic testing — where curiosity meets consent, and where your biological data becomes digital currency.This micro-lesson takes you inside the
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Regenesis

How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves

by George M. Church, Ed Regis ...

Narrated by Peter Lerman ...

Unabridged

10 hours 47 min

A Harvard biologist and master inventor explores how new biotechnologies will enable us to bring species back from the dead, unlock vast supplies of renewable energy, and extend human life.In Regenesis, George Church and science writer Ed Regis explore the possibilities of the emerging field of synthetic biology. Synthetic biology, in which living organisms are selectively altered by modifying ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A Harvard biologist and master inventor explores how new biotechnologies will enable us to bring species back from the dead, unlock vast supplies of renewable energy, and extend human life.In Regenesis, George Church and science writer Ed Regis explore the possibilities of the emerging field of synthetic biology. Synthetic biology, in which living organisms are selectively altered by modifying
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Crypt

Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond

by Alice Roberts ...

Narrated by Alice Roberts ...

Unabridged

9 hours 42 min

THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLERCHOSEN BY WATERSTONES AS ONE OF THEIR BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2024'Compulsive . . . A wonderful display of how modern archaeology can bring hidden histories to life' Daily Telegraph'Gripping . . . I found it hard to put down' Evening Standard'Another really good book from archaeologist Alice R... ... Read more

$23.99 USD

THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLERCHOSEN BY WATERSTONES AS ONE OF THEIR BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2024'Compulsive . . . A wonderful display of how modern archaeology can bring hidden histories to life' Daily Telegraph'Gripping . . . I found it hard to put down' Evening Standard'Another really good book from archaeologist Alice R...
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