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21) Transhuman
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English
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Luke Abramson, a brilliant cellular biologist has one joy in life: his ten-year-old granddaughter, Angela. When he learns that Angela has an inoperable brain tumor and is given less than six months to live, Abramson wants to try an experimental new therapy that he believes will kill Angela's tumor.
Her parents object and the hospital bureaucracy blocks the experimental procedure because it has not been approved by the FDA. Knowing that Angela will...
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Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"If you let them build, they will come -- to your makerspace! These projects will teach kids science and engineering basics, and then build on them. Learn what shapes are best for building, how they work together, and then and how to think creatively to take your projects to the next level. Bonus video tutorials and other content available on the free Capstone 4D app gives students an augmented reality experience that goes beyond the printed page"--...
24) Cloning
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Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Examines the issues surrounding cloning and provides an overview of the topic.
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English
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"Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door. The fault, argues this ingenious-even liberating-book, lies not in ourselves, but in product design that ignores the needs of users and the principles of cognitive psychology. The problems range from ambiguous and hidden controls to arbitrary relationships between controls and functions, coupled...
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Maximum Ride volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Max, Fang, and Dylan prepare for the ultimate confrontation as a mysterious group threatens to reduce the world's population by ninety-nine percent by killing all those who are not enhanced
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Publisher
Wiley-Interscience
Pub. Date
©2004
Language
English
Description
"Filled with insightful, practical advice addressing dozens of vital skill areas and helpful tips you can apply immediately to any situation, Stuff You Don't Learn in Engineering School will help you take charge of your career and achieve the success for which you've worked so hard."--Jacket
31) City of the Dead
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Hawk accepts her mother Max's help to prevent vengeful hybrids, amoral scientists, traitorous politicians, and a deadly virus from overwhelming her beloved, polluted city
In the City of the Dead, life happens in the shadows. That's why a war is brewing against an enemy no one can see. For Hawk, being a hero weighs heavily on her wings. But Hawk and Maximum Ride never back down from a conflict, or from each other, and they argue more than they agree....
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MaddAddam trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Jimmy, perhaps the last living human unaltered by science, struggles for survival in a post-apocalyptic world as he tries to make sense of how everything went wrong, morns the loss of his beloved Oryx ... considers the role of his genius friend Crake who had been working a formula for immortality at the RejoovenEsenseCompound
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English
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"A structural engineer examines the seven most basic building blocks of engineering that have shaped the modern world"--
"Some of humanity's mightiest engineering achievements are small in scale--and, without them, the complex machinery on which our modern world runs would not exist. In Nuts and Bolts, structural engineer Roma Agrawal examines seven of these extraordinary elements: the nail, the wheel, the spring, the magnet, the lens, the string,...
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Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
©2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Have you ever thought about what really happens when you flush a toilet? In this book, students will learn all about this quirky subject and the different parts of this simple machine
40) Electricians
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces electricians to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
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