What is DNA?


Authors: Professor Julian Barwell, Dr Neeta Lakhani

Publisher: Wayland

Published Date: 2024-02-08

Language: en

Description: This book takes a fun and humorous voyage of discovery from the beginnings of life on Earth billions of years ago through to explaining why some of us really don't like Brussel sprouts - and why some of us love them!? Along the way, it explores topics like: what came first - the chicken or the egg?; are we 50% mushroom?; and how DNA can solve crimes and make our lives better. DNA is the building block of all life. This book helps children aged 8 plus understand the structure of the DNA chemical, how it works inside the body, how life began on Earth and how all living things are connected by their DNA.