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Maximum Ride by James Patterson

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Maximum Ride by James Patterson

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    1. Maximum Ride by James Patterson

    2. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment published in 2005 There are 6 books in the series Category: young adult science fiction Themes: family, love, friendship, cooperation/working together, leadership, courage

    3. James Patterson Born in 1947 in NY Earned Bachelors degree Manhattan College & Masters degree Vanderbilt University Married one son, Jack Worked for 25 yrs. as a writer & later CEO for advertising agency First book published in 1976 Best known for his Alex Cross & Womens Murder Club adult mystery series of books

    4. Maximum Ride book series Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment Maximum Ride: Schools Out-Forever Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports Maximum Ride: The Final Warning Maximum Ride: Max Fang

    5. The Science of Genetics Human Genome Project: its purpose is to identify every gene found in the human body, possibly 100,000 Genes have become a business commodity Genetic research needs technology technology needs funding: the rich and powerful influence the advancement of technology & research

    6. Eugenics Eugenics = the ability to genetically enhance individuals or races There are numerous books, websites, & foundations who are devoting themselves to: humanitarian eugenics: a future generation of good health, high intelligence, & noble character

    8. Understanding DNA The main role of DNA molecules is the long term storage of information A gene is a unit of heredity and is a region of DNA that influences a particular characteristic

    9. Heredity The passing of traits from parents & ancestors to the offspring The study of heredity in called genetics Heredity traits are determined by specific genes: height, hair color, eye color, weight, skin color, birth marks, shape of teeth, ear, nose & mouth, right or left handed, intelligence & giftedness, blood type, certain diseases, dimples, allergies, colorblindness, etc.

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