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Strange New Feet    by Shannon Esposito
Price: $2.99 USD. 68420 words. Published on June 11, 2010. .

Dr. Ivan Vogler has found a way to save a dying species of chimpanzee. But at what cost to humans? As scientists and politicians scramble to protect the world from the new threat he has created, one child becomes the target of public outrage. Olivia Barnes is thrust into a firestorm of hate, fear and violence at the tender age of fourteen. To survive, she must prove to the world that she is human.
'Switched On' - Harnessing the Power of Nutrigenomics to Optimise Your Health    by Christine Houghton
Price: $6.95 USD. 17330 words. Published on October 3, 2010. .

This book explores the ground-breaking world of Nutrigenomics, a new health paradigm which identifies powerful food-derived compounds able to ‘switch on’ our cell-protective genes. Learn how to utilise the most powerful known nutrigenomic compounds to protect your cells and optimise their function. The result? Enhanced well-being, healthier ageing and less dependence on drugs and surgery!
Gut Feelings - the inside story    by Olga Sheean
Price: $3.99 USD. 61530 words. Published by Inside Out Media  on October 30, 2010. .

A body odyssey with guts, attitude and a bellyful of laughs! Jake and Sally have a typically dysfunctional relationship. Inside Jake’s body, however, chaos reigns. Frustrated characters run his organs, grappling with indigestion, parasites, sexual mishaps, emotional baggage and more. You’ll laugh as you learn about your amazing body's miraculous mechanisms that you take so much for granted.
Neurobiolology & Social Work    by Jane Gilgun
Price: $0.99 USD. 1420 words. Published on December 19, 2010. .

Advances in the understandings of human brains have implications for social work practice. This discussion provides information about the interactive nature of human development. Human brains--and human beings--are co-constructed. Social workers need to be as sensitively attuned as parents if they are to provide effective services.
Sorcery of Genes    by Jeremy James
Price: $4.99 USD. 123010 words. Published on January 13, 2011. .

Genetic manipulation combined with oestrogen overloading creates environmental disturbance. Animals are behaving strangely: the union of science and commerce ignores the obvious - blame someone, blame the animals, blame terrorists. In glorious exposition the animals themselves reveal their arcane intelligence to an astonished world.
Epigenetics explained    by Janine Schott
Price: Free! 6190 words. Published on March 17, 2011. .

Our experiences affect our emotions, bodies and behaviour and trigger genetic switches, which then affect our children. The fascinating relatively new science, Epigenetics, explains how our genetic information is modified. (This book contains just the Epigenetics chapter from The Epigenetics of Diet.)
Remailer    by James D. Macdonald
Price: $0.99 USD. 3310 words. Published on May 3, 2011. .

Pretty Enid is looking for lost Fremont. She hires a not-reporting to look for him. That starts a wild ride of mystery and death in a far future of mixed-gender and lost genetics. A science fiction short story from the award-winning and best-selling team of Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald.
Microbiology Practice Questions: Microbial Genetics    by Dr. Evelyn J Biluk
Price: $5.50 USD. 1340 words. Published on August 9, 2011. .

This is a collection of multiple choice questions on microbial genetics. Topics include genes, mutations, and acquiring new genetic information (lysogenic conversion, transformation, transduction, conjugation). These questions are suitable for students enrolled in Microbiology, Introduction to Microbiology or Basic Microbiology.
Paternity    by Hazel McHaffie
Price: $1.99 USD. 92830 words. Published on October 14, 2011. .

When Declan Robertson marries Judy he is completely unaware of the demons haunting her. But from the first night of their marriage cracks start to appear in their relationship. When a child is born the questions that follow unravel secrets and deceptions which rock their security to its foundations. What have they inherited? What are they passing on to future generations? Will their love survive?
Test Signals    by David Bartell
Price: $0.99 USD. 18000 words. Published on January 13, 2012. .

A deformed researcher is drawn into a DNA piracy scheme. Should he donate his genes to benefit mankind, or battle a corporate monster for ownership of them? “Test Signals” was the lead novella in Analog Science Fiction Science Fact, May 2008, the grandaddy of professional SF magazines.