Summary: The forgotten: Nine-year-old Sam Paretta is dead, killed in a plane crash. Even though it's been fourteen months since the accident, his mother, Telly, still grieves over the loss. But suddenly, her husband swears they never had a child and her psychiatrist insists she's delusional. Worst of all, there is absolutely no evidence to prove Sam ever existed. Haunted by the memories of her son,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Pictures 2007
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1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: DVD FORProkos, Anna
Summary: "Book introduces the reader to Forensic Science"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press/Scholastic 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.25 PROSummary: A three-part British police drama tells the true story of scientist Alec Jeffrey's discovery of DNA fingerprinting in the 1980s and its introductory use by Detective Chief Superintendent David Baker in catching a double murderer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV CODWatson, James D.
Summary: "James D. Watson, the Nobel laureate whose pioneering work helped unlock the mystery of DNA's structure, charts the greatest scientific journey of our time, from the discovery of the double helix to today's controversies to what the future may hold. Updated to include new findings in gene editing, epigenetics, agricultural chemistry, as well as two entirely new chapters on personal genomics and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576 WATFitzpatrick, Colleen.
Summary: "The genetic trail an ancestor leaves behind is every bit as important as his paper trail. Though Y-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA testing, the modern genealogist has a powerful new tool for researching his roots" -- back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rice Book Press 2005
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.1 FITCopeland, Libby
Summary: "You swab your cheek or spit in a vial, then send it away to a lab somewhere. Weeks later you get a report that might tell you where your ancestors came from or if you carry certain genetic risks. Or the report could reveal long-buried family secrets and upend your entire sense of identity. Soon a lark becomes an obsession, a relentless drive to find answers to questions at the core of your...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A compelling combination of storytelling and science, this series uses genealogy, oral histories, family stories and DNA to trace roots of several accomplished African Americans down through American history and back to Africa.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AFRMargolin, Phillip
Summary: "The "master of heart-pounding suspense"--New York Times bestseller Phillip Margolin--returns with a new legal thriller starring Robin Lockwood. A young woman accuses a prominent local college athlete of rape. Convicted with the help of undisputable DNA evidence, the athlete swears his innocence and threatens both his lawyer and his accuser as he's sent to prison. Not long after, there's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: M MARLindsay, Randy
Summary: "This memoir traces one man's journey through his family history when a DNA test reveals that his dad was not his biological father"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shadow Mountain 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LINDSAY, RANDY LINSummary: Tells the story of seven men who were exonerated after being imprisoned for decades and released after DNA evidence proved their innocence.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Yorker Video 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AFTSummary: In a continuous monologue, former death-row inmate Nick Yarris tells the story of how he was charged with the murder of a woman in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, sentenced to death, and, after twenty-one years behind bars, exhonerated based on DNA evidence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FEABlauner, Peter.
Summary: In the aftermath of murder convict Julian Vega's release on a technicality, detective Francis X. Loughlin is forced to enlist the man's assistance in a case involving baffling DNA evidence and tactics similar to Vega's.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MYS BLACornwell, Patricia Daniels.
Summary: A Massachusetts district attorney running for governor wants to use some radical new DNA technology to solve a long-ago murder. The result? A new round of violence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2006
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP M CORSummary: In 1990, a massive enterprise was launched to decipher the ultimate instruction manual. The Human Genome Project soon turned into a race and a feud. This program tracks the tumultuous progress of the endeavor, detailing the scientific innovations that led to its completion, as well as its political and economic impact. Exceptional graphics bring home the daunting task of sequencing the human...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Genetic science holds the keys to life itself. How should this knowledge be used? Enhanced by outstanding 3-D computer animations and microscopic imaging, this engaging program featuring Dr. Cary Fowler, author of Shattering: Food, Politics, and the Loss of Genetic Diversity, takes a balanced look at the biotechnological revolution. Among the numerous topics surveyed are genetic engineering,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005