Tears of the Cheetah
And Other Tales from the Genetic Frontier
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Word Count
76,000 words, Guess
Page Count
304 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-100312272863
- ISBN-139780312272869
- LibraryThing260265
- Goodreads6291036
- Library of Congress Control Number2003053164
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number52341799
- Better World Books9780312272869
- Open LibraryOL9631447M
Classifications
- LCCQH432 .O276 2003
- LCCQH432.O276 2003
Description
"In Tears of the Cheetah, medical geneticist and conservationist Stephen J. O'Brien narrates fast-moving science adventure stories that explore the mysteries of survival among the earth's most endangered and beloved wildlife. Here we uncover the secret histories of exotic species such as Indonesian orangutans, humpback whales, and the imperiled cheetah - the world's fastest animal, which nonetheless cannot escape its own genetic weaknesses." "Among these genetic detective stories we also discover how the Serengeti lions have lived with FIV (the feline version of HIV), where giant pandas really come from, how bold genetic action pulled the Florida panther from the edge of extinction, how the survivors of the medieval Black Death passed on a genetic gift to their descendents, and how mapping the genome of the domestic cat helped solve a murder case in Canada."--Jacket.
First Sentence
IT IS CONSIDERED CHINA'S GOLDEN AGE.
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