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Who We Are and How We Got Here

Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past

de David Reich ...

Narrado por John Lescault ...

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10 hora 51 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$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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Human Diversity

The Biology of Gender, Race, and Class

de Charles Murray ...

Narrado por David Baker ...

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14 hora 15 minutos

A fascinating investigation of the genetics and neuroscience of human differences.The thesis of Human Diversity is that advances in genetics and neuroscience are overthrowing an intellectual orthodoxy that has ruled the social sciences for decades. The core of the orthodoxy consists of three dogmas:Gender is a social construct.Race is a social construct.Class is a function of privilege.The problem ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

A fascinating investigation of the genetics and neuroscience of human differences.The thesis of Human Diversity is that advances in genetics and neuroscience are overthrowing an intellectual orthodoxy that has ruled the social sciences for decades. The core of the orthodoxy consists of three dogmas:Gender is a social construct.Race is a social construct.Class is a function of privilege.The problem
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Lifespan

Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To

de Matthew D. LaPlante, David Sinclair ...

Narrado por David Sinclair ...

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11 hora 55 minutos

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... ... Leer más

$26.99 USD

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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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived

The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes

de Adam Rutherford ...

Narrado por Adam Rutherford ...

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12 hora 13 minutos

A National Geographic Best Book of the YearIn our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species—births, deaths, disease, war, famine, migration, and a lot of sex. But those stories have always been locked away—until now. Who are our ancestors? Where did they come from? Geneticists have suddenly become historians, and the hard evidence in our DNA has completely upended what we ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

A National Geographic Best Book of the YearIn our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species—births, deaths, disease, war, famine, migration, and a lot of sex. But those stories have always been locked away—until now. Who are our ancestors? Where did they come from? Geneticists have suddenly become historians, and the hard evidence in our DNA has completely upended what we
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Origin

A Genetic History of the Americas

de Jennifer Raff ...

Narrado por Jennifer Raff, Tanis Parenteau, Yvonne Russo ...

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9 hora 12 minutos

From celebrated anthropologist Jennifer Raff comes the untold story—and fascinating mystery—of how humans migrated to the Americas.ORIGIN is the story of who the first peoples in the Americas were, how and why they made the crossing, how they dispersed south, and how they lived based on a new and powerful kind of evidence: their complete genomes. ORIGIN provides an overview of these new histories ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

From celebrated anthropologist Jennifer Raff comes the untold story—and fascinating mystery—of how humans migrated to the Americas.ORIGIN is the story of who the first peoples in the Americas were, how and why they made the crossing, how they dispersed south, and how they lived based on a new and powerful kind of evidence: their complete genomes. ORIGIN provides an overview of these new histories
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Proto

How One Ancient Language Went Global

de Laura Spinney ...

Narrado por Emma Spurgin-Hussey ...

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9 hora 3 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$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

de Bryan Sykes ...

Narrado por Michael Page ...

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9 hora 5 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$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
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The Secret of Life

Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix

de Howard Markel ...

Narrado por Donald Corren ...

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15 hora 5 minutos

An authoritative history of the race to unravel DNA’s structure, by one of our most prominent medical historians.James Watson and Francis Crick’s 1953 discovery of the double helix structure of DNA is the foundation of virtually every advance in our modern understanding of genetics and molecular biology. But how did Watson and Crick do it—and whywere they the ones who succeeded?In truth, the ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

An authoritative history of the race to unravel DNA’s structure, by one of our most prominent medical historians.James Watson and Francis Crick’s 1953 discovery of the double helix structure of DNA is the foundation of virtually every advance in our modern understanding of genetics and molecular biology. But how did Watson and Crick do it—and whywere they the ones who succeeded?In truth, the
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Beyond Inheritance

Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health

de Roxanne Khamsi ...

Narrado por Roxanne Khamsi ...

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8 hora 39 minutos

**“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 ... Leer más

$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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Fit for a Purpose

Does the Anthropic Principle Include Biochemistry?

de Fazale Rana ...

Narrado por Lance Smith ...

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11 hora 36 minutos

Blaze a new trail of discovery in biochemistry.Nearly a half a century after the introduction of the idea that humanity lives in a universe at thejust-right location, the just-right time, and with the just-right physical constants, the anthropicprinciple continues to gain acceptance among astronomers and astrophysicists. Few scientistsquestion the fine-tuning of the numerical quantities that ... Leer más

$24.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Blaze a new trail of discovery in biochemistry.Nearly a half a century after the introduction of the idea that humanity lives in a universe at thejust-right location, the just-right time, and with the just-right physical constants, the anthropicprinciple continues to gain acceptance among astronomers and astrophysicists. Few scientistsquestion the fine-tuning of the numerical quantities that
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Before the Dawn

Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors

de Nicholas Wade ...

Narrado por Alan Sklar ...

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12 hora 49 minutos

Based on a groundbreaking synthesis of recent scientific findings, critically acclaimed New York Times science reporter Nicholas Wade tells a bold and provocative new story of the history of our ancient ancestors and the evolution of human nature.Just in the last three years a flood of new scientific findings—driven by revelations discovered in the human genome—has provided compelling new answers ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

Based on a groundbreaking synthesis of recent scientific findings, critically acclaimed New York Times science reporter Nicholas Wade tells a bold and provocative new story of the history of our ancient ancestors and the evolution of human nature.Just in the last three years a flood of new scientific findings—driven by revelations discovered in the human genome—has provided compelling new answers
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genetics of cannabis, The: a microscopic view

de Pharmacology University ...

Narrado por Sandra Loaiza ...

Completo

50 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$10.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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
... Leer más
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Genetics in the Madhouse

The Unknown History of Human Heredity

de Theodore M. Porter ...

Narrado por Mike Chamberlain ...

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14 hora 1 minutos

In the early 1800s, a century before there was any concept of the gene, physicians in insane asylums began to record causes of madness in their admission books. Almost from the beginning, they pointed to heredity as the most important of these causes. As doctors and state officials steadily lost faith in the capacity of asylum care to stem the terrible increase of insanity, they began emphasizing ... Leer más

$30.99 USD

In the early 1800s, a century before there was any concept of the gene, physicians in insane asylums began to record causes of madness in their admission books. Almost from the beginning, they pointed to heredity as the most important of these causes. As doctors and state officials steadily lost faith in the capacity of asylum care to stem the terrible increase of insanity, they began emphasizing
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The Human Gene Editing Debate

de John H. Evans ...

Narrado por Victor Bevine ...

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5 hora 17 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

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
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Gene Machine

The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome

de Venki Ramakrishnan ...

Narrado por Matthew Waterson ...

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8 hora 12 minutos

Everyone has heard of DNA. But by itself, DNA is just an inert blueprint for life. It is the ribosome—an enormous molecular machine made up of a million atoms—that makes DNA come to life, turning our genetic code into proteins and therefore into us. Gene Machine is an insider account of the race for the structure of the ribosome, a fundamental discovery that both advances our knowledge of all life ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

Everyone has heard of DNA. But by itself, DNA is just an inert blueprint for life. It is the ribosome—an enormous molecular machine made up of a million atoms—that makes DNA come to life, turning our genetic code into proteins and therefore into us. Gene Machine is an insider account of the race for the structure of the ribosome, a fundamental discovery that both advances our knowledge of all life
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La prova regina

de Gianfranco Bangone, Gianfranco Bangone ...

Narrado por Roberto Uggeri ...

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5 hora 1 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$12.30 USD

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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Breath from Salt

A Deadly Genetic Disease, a New Era in Science, and the Patients and Families Who Changed Medicine Forever

de Bijal P. Trivedi ...

Narrado por Deepti Gupta ...

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20 hora 35 minutos

"Elaborating on the science as well as the business behind the fight against cystic fibrosis, Trivedi captures the emotions of the families, doctors, and scientists involved in the clinical trials and their 'weeping with joy' as new drugs are approved, and shows how cystic fibrosis, once a 'death sentence,' became, for many, a manageable condition. This is a rewarding and challenging work." ... Leer más

$46.99 USD

"Elaborating on the science as well as the business behind the fight against cystic fibrosis, Trivedi captures the emotions of the families, doctors, and scientists involved in the clinical trials and their 'weeping with joy' as new drugs are approved, and shows how cystic fibrosis, once a 'death sentence,' became, for many, a manageable condition. This is a rewarding and challenging work."
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Daemonorg Prison-Lab: A Dark LitRPG / LitFPS SciFi-Shooter

de Ben Ormstad ...

Narrado por Doug Tisdale Jr. ...

Series Audiolibro 1 - Overtaken Online
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12 hora 12 minutos

[ OVERTAKEN ONLINE. The world's first FPS VR-MMORPG with 100% immersion. Reminiscent of classics like Doom and Dead Space, but with RPG-elements that enable players to level up and develop skills – and sprinkled with a pinch of magic. ]The 33-year old game designer Dex Walsh spends an entire year devoured by sorrow after the death of his wife. As a last-ditch effort to regain his joy, he sells ... Leer más

$12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

[ OVERTAKEN ONLINE. The world's first FPS VR-MMORPG with 100% immersion. Reminiscent of classics like Doom and Dead Space, but with RPG-elements that enable players to level up and develop skills – and sprinkled with a pinch of magic. ]The 33-year old game designer Dex Walsh spends an entire year devoured by sorrow after the death of his wife. As a last-ditch effort to regain his joy, he sells
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A Troublesome Inheritance

Genes, Race, and Human History

de Nicholas Wade ...

Narrado por Alan Sklar ...

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10 hora 48 minutos

Drawing on startling new evidence from the mapping of the genome, an explosive new account of the genetic basis of race and its role in the human storyFewer ideas have been more toxic or harmful than the idea of the biological reality of race, and with it the idea that humans of different races are biologically different from one another. For this understandable reason, the idea has been banished ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

Drawing on startling new evidence from the mapping of the genome, an explosive new account of the genetic basis of race and its role in the human storyFewer ideas have been more toxic or harmful than the idea of the biological reality of race, and with it the idea that humans of different races are biologically different from one another. For this understandable reason, the idea has been banished
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Mutants

On Genetic Variety and the Human Body

de Armand Marie Leroi ...

Narrado por Nigel Patterson ...

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9 hora 21 minutos

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, ... Leer más

$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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Hacking the Code of Life

How Gene Editing Will Rewrite Our Futures

de Nessa Carey ...

Narrado por Karen Cass ...

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4 hora 41 minutos

Just 45 years ago, the age of gene modification was born. Researchers could create glow-in-the-dark mice, farmyard animals producing drugs in their milk, and vitamin-enhanced rice that could prevent half a million people going blind every year.But now GM is rapidly being supplanted by a new system called CRISPR or ‘gene editing’. Using this approach, scientists can manipulate the genes of almost ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Just 45 years ago, the age of gene modification was born. Researchers could create glow-in-the-dark mice, farmyard animals producing drugs in their milk, and vitamin-enhanced rice that could prevent half a million people going blind every year.But now GM is rapidly being supplanted by a new system called CRISPR or ‘gene editing’. Using this approach, scientists can manipulate the genes of almost
... Leer más
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Enough

Staying Human in an Engineered Age

de Bill McKibben ...

Narrado por Bill McKibben ...

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4 hora 52 minutos

From the bestselling author of The End of Nature comes a passionate plea to limit the technologies that could change the very definition of who we areWe are on the verge of crossing the line from born to made, from created to built. Sometime in the next few years, a scientist will reprogram a human egg or sperm cell, spawning a genetic change that could be passed down into eternity. We are ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

From the bestselling author of The End of Nature comes a passionate plea to limit the technologies that could change the very definition of who we areWe are on the verge of crossing the line from born to made, from created to built. Sometime in the next few years, a scientist will reprogram a human egg or sperm cell, spawning a genetic change that could be passed down into eternity. We are
... Leer más
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La genetica della cannabis: una visione microscopica

de Pharmacology University ...

Narrado por Victoria Ferullo ...

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56 minutos

Nel seguente audiolibro, conoscerete la cannabis a partire dalla sua unità fondamentale, cioè quella che la identifica e le conferisce le sue importanti caratteristiche, rendendola una specie unica, basata sul suo materiale genetico o le informazioni presenti nei geni della pianta. Questa rete di DNA (acido desossiribonucleico) e RNA (acido ribonucleico) controlla tutti i processi di difesa, ... Leer más

$10.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Nel seguente audiolibro, conoscerete la cannabis a partire dalla sua unità fondamentale, cioè quella che la identifica e le conferisce le sue importanti caratteristiche, rendendola una specie unica, basata sul suo materiale genetico o le informazioni presenti nei geni della pianta. Questa rete di DNA (acido desossiribonucleico) e RNA (acido ribonucleico) controlla tutti i processi di difesa,
... Leer más
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Der Gen-Trick

Das Geheimnis der Epigenetik

de Dr. med. Ulrich Strunz ...

Narrado por Thomas Höricht ...

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5 hora 46 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

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
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