Genetics, which suddenly appeared in textbooks and tormented everyone.
Let's overcome it with fun storytelling and intuitive illustrations!
Bestseller with 20,000 copies sold!

This is a book that explains genetics in an easy-to-understand way to middle school students.
From Mendelian inheritance, which first appeared in middle school textbooks, to CRISPR gene scissors, which is a major subject in college, the broad yet profound story of genetics is told in a light and fun way.
Within a short volume of about 10 pages per episode, witty yet accurate writing and pretty, intuitive, and vivid illustrations combine to delight readers' eyes.

By reading "Middle School Students' Genetics Are Different," you can learn about genetics, which holds the 'key' to life science, in an easy and fun way.
It also helps develop the ability to read non-fiction texts with ease.
Therefore, it is recommended not only to middle school students, but also to elementary and high school students who are interested in life sciences and medicine.
It is also highly recommended for teachers who need creative ideas on how to help children better understand difficult life science concepts, and for teachers who are exploring appropriate science writing topics to give their children.

Morgan once published a critical article, saying, "Mendel's 1:3 ratio is a fancy trick."
But who would have thought that his own experimental results would prove Mendel right? Though heartbroken, Morgan, a young man who prioritized experiments above all else, immediately abandoned his prejudices against his old teacher, Mendel, and transformed from an anti-fan to a big fan.
And to our surprise and delight, Morgan discovered something new that Mendel had not discovered.
The thing is, among the third generation fruit flies, all the ones with white eyes were male!
--- p.2 From “02 Anti-fan’s Fan Club Membership Incident”

If you keep your distance, you will lose everything.
If you know your enemy and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles! Player #1 Pauling used the pretext of a graduate student exchange to infiltrate Team #3 as a secret agent.
But who would have thought that Pauling's son would be so intent on winning the heart of the Danish girl working in Team 3's lab that he would completely forget about his father's request.
The son returned to his father and reported:
“Watson and Crick found nothing.
“As expected, Dad is the best!”
--- p.46~47 From "Guessing the Answer Blindfolded"

After successfully completing her PhD, Barbara began to focus on her chosen field of study: genetics.
That was the corn study.
Barbara quickly became an expert in corn growing and pollination.
Although Barbara was an outstanding researcher, she had difficulty obtaining a tenured professorship because she was a woman.
It was also the subject of many rumors.
Barbara rarely wore skirts, and she would leave her office keys behind and crawl into her office through the window.
Then, finally, Barbara moved to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York.
There were no restrictions or constraints in that lab, where everyone wore jeans and could work 70 to 80 hours a week.
Having finally found her own scientific research paradise, Barbara was free to work in her cornfield.
--- p.78~79 From “The Lonely Prophet in the Cornfield”

In fact, scientists have been concerned about the risks of genetic engineering since 1973, when genetic engineering was just beginning to sprout.
Seventy-eight molecular biologists sent a joint statement to the National Academy of Sciences, urging them to pay attention to this emerging field and develop safety guidelines.
And by 1976, when the National Institutes of Health issued safety regulations, many scientists, including Boyer and Cohen, voluntarily stopped experimenting with genetic modification.
Scientists think much earlier, deeper, and further ahead than most people when using new technologies.
The new products we encounter have gone through numerous tests and passed strict safety standards before being released into the world.
So, we shouldn't conclude that something is bad based on our experiences or thoughts before we really know what the product is.
It's just like you shouldn't be prejudiced against someone just by looking at their appearance.
--- p.103 From “The Birth of the Technology to Copy and Paste Genes at Will”

Hybrid rice is considered one of the greatest contributors to solving food problems.
A scientist named Yuan Longping contributed to increasing food production in China by making a groundbreaking hybrid rice by crossbreeding rice-like plants, such as paddy rice and paddy rice, through 'artificial pollination'.
So why are GMOs, created using similar principles, viewed with suspicion? Perhaps it's because hybrid rice is perceived as "natural," while GMOs are perceived as "artificial."
Here we need to take a closer look at the concept of 'artificial'.
In fact, the act of crossbreeding blood and rice is also 'artificial'.
We also need to reconsider the idea that natural things are always safe.
Noodles made with bracken starch have always been one of my favorite foods, but it has recently been discovered that bracken contains a dangerous toxin that affects the liver.
While we humans have been eating bracken as a natural food for over 2,000 years, no one has paid attention to it, but in fact, it has not been a safe food.

--- p.163 From “Are genetically modified organisms bad and dangerous?”