Genetic Conditions

Genetic Diseases are inherited by children from their parents. These diseases can be the result of a faulty gene, a mistake made when reproductive cells divide, or from a combination of several bad genes and environmental influences. This series takes a look at the history of the diseases, what's it's like to live with one of them, and the advances medical research is making in treating them.
Each Book Contains:

•The science behind the way these diseases are inherited and how they work in the body

•Aspirational stories of people who have served others in the way they lived with the disease

•A chapter devoted to the exciting advances made in our understanding and treatment of genetic diseases
Curriculum Connections

• Standards-based information on human genetics is presented in a simple real-life context that will easily connect with students in this age group

•Human body systems are explained in firsthand accounts, as well as in sidebars and bulleted text, to help students understand biology and the role genetics plays in how humans look, think, act, and function

•Follow the critical thinking by scientists and the steps they took to solve the mysteries of biology and heredity