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For younger readers

Bryan, Jenny. Genetic Engineering. Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1997. For middle school readers.

Brynie, Faith Hickman. Genetics and Human Health: A Journey Within. Millbrook, 1995. For middle school readers and up.

Marshall, Elizabeth L. The Human Genome Project: Cracking the Code Within Us. Franklin Watts, 1996. For high school readers.

Silverstein, Alvin, and others. DNA. 21st Century, 2002. For readers in grade 8 and up.

Strathern, Paul. Crick, Watson and DNA. Doubleday/Anchor, 1999. A concise story of genetics; for middle school and high school readers.

Yount, Lisa. Genetics and Genetic Engineering. Facts on File, 1997. For high school readers.

Genetics

Berg, Paul, and Maxine Singer. Dealing with Genes: The Language of Heredity. University Science, 1992. Focuses on the structure and function of genetic material.

Davies, Kevin. Cracking the Genome: Inside the Race to Unlock Human DNA. Free Press, 2001. Engaging account of efforts to decipher the human genome sequence.

Drlica, Karl. Understanding DNA and Gene Cloning: A Guide for the Curious. 3rd ed. Wiley, 1996. Explanations are accompanied by questions for discussion and lists of further reading.

Gould, Laura L. Cats Are Not Peas: A Calico History of Genetics. Copernicus, 1996. History of classical genetics.

Riddley, Matt. Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters. HarperCollins, 2000. Discusses the Human Genome Project and its mapping of the 23 human chromosomes.

Wilkie, Thomas. Perilous Knowledge: The Human Genome Project and Its Implications. University of California Press, 1994. Social and ethical implications of mapping the human genetic code.

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Genetics and pre-natal testing

Baker, Diane L.; Jane L. Schuette; and Wendy R. Uhlmann. A Guide to Genetic Counseling. Wiley, 1998. An introduction to the topic.

Nightingale, Elena O., M.D.; and Melissa Goodman. Before Birth: Prenatal Testing for Genetic Disease. Harvard University Press, 1990. A helpful guide for parents-to-be.

Zallen, Doris Teichler. Does It Run in the Family?: A Consumer's Guide to DNA Testing for Genetic Disorders. Rutgers University Press, 1997. An expert on genetics and bioethics explains genetic disorders and available diagnostic tests and offers practical advice.