My DNA Diary - Mullan, Lisa

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Résumé :
A mysterious virus. A global pandemic. Just how does a tiny germ hijack your body and cause so much damage? Alina and her Dinky Amigos friends make up your DNA and create the instructions that keep you alive. One especially important set of instructions makes a tower to help keep your body as healthy as possible. But when the tower is broken into by a mysterious virus, the important instructions are ignored and things go horribly wrong. Can Alina and her friends raise the alarm and get the help they need to save the thing they care about most - you? If you want your children to enjoy learning about DNA and how the new Coronavirus is affecting our bodies, then you'll love the simple, fun and fascinating explanation in this illustrated, narrative non-fiction tale for children 9+ years (and their favourite adults) My DNA Diary: Covid-19 is the third book in the Genetics for Kids series and explains the biology of Covid-19 in a child-friendly story, augmented with colourful illustrations. Correct scientific terms are used and explained within the text and as part of a glossary. The story flows through the background to the disease, how it affects the body and how scientists are trying to treat it now and prevent it in the future. If you want your child to enjoy learning about DNA and how the new Coronavirus is affecting our bodies, then you'll love the simple, fun and fascinating explanation in this illustrated, narrative non-fiction tale for children 9+ years (and their favourite adults) . The author has a PhD, 25 years teaching experience and a passion for expanding educational horizons and preparing your children for the DNA based technology of the future. ...

Biographie:
Lisa schrieb ihre Doktorarbeit an der University of Edinburgh, Schottland und arbeitete einige Jahre im Bereich Bioinformatik. Also Dozent hat sie das Expertwissen des Human Genome Projects an tausende Studenten auf der ganzen Welt gebracht. Lisa entwarf die Dinky Amigos als Darstellung der Chemie, um dieses Wissen auf das Niveau des Kindes zu bringen. Lisa lebt in S?d-West England mit ihrem Mann und zwei T?chter.
Website: www.dinkyamigos.com