02454nam a22003494a 4500 ebr10180661 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 051109s2006 enka sb 001 0 eng 2005031803 101276799 DNLM 0195169948 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780195169942 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)427508814 QH431 .C474 2006eb 599.93/5 22 Chiu, Lisa Seachrist. When a gene makes you smell like a fish-- and other tales about the genes in your body [electronic resource] / Lisa Seachrist Chiu ; illustrations by Judith A. Seachrist. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. x, 219 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. [192]-209) and index. When a gene makes you smell like a fish -- It takes two to tango -- The first gene -- Phenylketonuria and the first genetic test -- Maple syrup urine -- The Tangier Island gene -- The Celtic curse -- Metallic madness -- Just one bad apple-- -- The long stretch gene -- The Dracula gene -- The expandable gene -- You can blame it on mom -- The gene that launched a revolution -- The fragile X -- The werewolf gene -- The cue ball gene -- Leaving an imprint -- Whither mom or dad gene -- The calico cat gene -- When a gene won't silence -- Just a little piece of the puzzle -- Speaking with a "forked tongue" -- The cheeseburger gene -- The bitter gene, or the battle over broccoli -- The Schwarzenegger gene: from mighty mice to hulking human -- A performance gene -- An aging gene -- In the beginning-- -- The cut-and-paste genes -- Jomon genes -- Survivors' benefit -- The pregnancy genes -- The "got milk?" gene -- Innate sensing genes -- The sidedness genes -- Epilogue: snippets of information reveal the whole? -- Appendix: a genetics primer. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Human genetics Popular works. Human genetics Anecdotes. Electronic books. local Seachrist, Judith A. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10180661 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 238460 238460