From Gregor Mendel's experiments on garden peas to the mammoth Human Genome Project of today—how did we get where we are in the science of genetics? In this intriguing book, Bruce Wallace examines the concept of the gene and recounts the history of genetic research, providing a concise transition from genetics to modern molecular biology.
Many are the mysteries concerning the universe and the life that is found within it. This is also true regarding the theories (laws) that govern it. In this book we examine the most popular ones, past and present, in search of the common constant that binds life, laws, and the universe. It exposes the views of the early hominids of Africa and those of the ancient Egyptians. It includes the Assyrians, Babylonians, Chaldean and ancient Sumerians of Asia, up to the Europeans and modem, day Americans. By combining the knowledge of all of these cultures and that of mankind worldwide, a stunning conclusion is reached. The concept of "Unification" is confirmed and it is realized in "The Order of Existence.
Wallace Bruce (1844-1914), was a Scottish author, who also wrote under the pseudonym Thursty Mcquill. In the 1870as he travelled to America, many of his poems and books being written about the American landscape. His works include: The Hudson River by Daylight (1873), Hudson Highlands (1876), The Land of Burns (1879), Yosemite (1880), The Hudson: Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention (1881), From New York to the Summer Resorts of New England (1884), From the Hudson to the Yosemite (1884), Old Homestead Poems (1888), Hereas a Hand (1893), Robert Burns, Poet-Laureate of Lodge Canongate Kilwinning (1893), Wayside Poems (1895), In Clover and Heather (1896), From Grantas Tomb to Mt MacGregor (1897) and Along the Hudson with Washington Irving (1913).
Although the physical nature of the gene was essentially clear by the late 1950s, the study of gene action, particularly during the development of higher organisms, is ongoing. Wallace and Falkinham explain how intimately progress has relied on technology. Initially limited to an examination of external features and subsequently to classical genetics and cytogenetic analyses, research was revolutionized by Watson and Crick's discovery of the double helix structure of DNA.
Donald Walter Wallace has spent the majority of his life in Lincoln Park, Michigan. From his childhood days, which are vividly described in this short story book, to his teenage years where he was thrust into adulthood at the age of 17, having entered the Army in 1949 and a few short months later being wounded in combat in the Korean Conflict at the age of 18 years, to his adult years where he worked many different jobs locally including 20 years of service to the Lincoln Park Police Department. He married his wife Jean, also from Lincoln Park, in 1955 and raised three children, Patti, Donald and Bruce. Two years ago, his son Don gave him a laptop to explore the internet. Don quickly began writing and publishing stories of his childhood to everyone's astonishment. He quickly gained a following of current and ex Lincoln Parker's who read his stories and always wanted more. Due to this popularity and his unique gift of making you feel like you are there with him in the story, he was encouraged to compile his stories into this book. We hope you enjoy the stories and that they take you back to a simpler time and place.
Bruce Wallace was born in 1951 and became involved in the area of mental health firstly through qualifying as a mental health nurse (in the late 1960's) and later teaching both students preparing for work in mental health and those already qualified but developing their knowledge and skills further. He has a specific interest in the area of self-harm/injury through both the fact that he facilitates a specific unit dedicated to the subjects of self-harm and suicide and has known and worked with individuals who have self-harmed/injured. He has attempted to balance the views of the 'profession' with those who have come into contact with that profession to enable a greater understanding to emerge and hopefully a better experience for those individuals looking for support and help. He has previously published a book exploring issues related to self-harm/injury.
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