Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
8.9
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
7567
Points per Word
0.000132
Description
This book is a biography of the Canadian-born bacteriologist whose research led to a new understanding of DNA and to DNA fingerprinting in criminal investigation, paternity testing, and genetic engineering. The coauthor is Jim Whiting.