Understanding DNA and Gene Cloning: A Guide for the Curious by Karl Drlica (Engl

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The Nile on eBay FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Understanding DNA and Gene Cloning by Karl Drlica With DNA and gene cloning all over the news, readers need to understand the ongoing genetic revolution. In this highly acclaimed guide, Karl Drlica fully explains the basic science and technology readers need to understand the issues and make crucial decisions. Each step of the way he explains complex topics using easy-to-understand analogies. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Do you realize how much impact DNA technology has on your life today? Registering your child's DNA with the police, bold new medical cures, the perfect tomato, gene cloning and DNA manipulation are no longer remote events that will have impact in your life - they are today's headlines! In this highly acclaimed guide, Karl Drlica fully explains the basis of the ongoing genetic revolution. He guides you through the science and technology you need to understand the issues and make informed decisions. This text can be used either as a main text in a course where instructors want to use a thematic, case study approach to biology, a non-majors genes or genomics course, or as a supplement for Introductory Biology. Back Cover A LAYMAN’S TOUR OF GENETICS FROM MOLECULAR BASICS TO GENE CLONING AND ITS APPLICATIONS Will genetic matching free your children of hereditary disease? Will insurance companies deny your life insurance because of predetermined patterns in your DNA?  Will the perfect potato ever make the ultimate-tasting French fry? This highly acclaimed book fully explains the genetic issues we face today and will face tomorrow, and guides you through the science and technology underlying the ongoing genetic revolution. Each step of the way, Karl Drlica explains complex topics using easy-to-read examples and understandable prose. This basic information will help you: Understand the basics of molecular biology and DNA technology so you can make informed judgments about these topics. Realize the benefits and shortcomings of emerging advances in genetics to change your life for the better. Protect yourself from professional and personal discrimination that may arise from the release of genetic information. Flap A LAYMAN'S TOUR OF GENETICS FROM MOLECULAR BASICS TO GENE CLONING AND ITS APPLICATIONS Will genetic matching free your children of hereditary disease? Will insurance companies deny your life insurance because of predetermined patterns in your DNA? Will the perfect potato ever make the ultimate-tasting French fry? This highly acclaimed book fully explains the genetic issues we face today and will face tomorrow, and guides you through the science and technology underlying the ongoing genetic revolution. Each step of the way, Karl Drlica explains complex topics using easy-to-read examples and understandable prose. This basic information will help you: Understand the basics of molecular biology and DNA technology so you can make informed judgments about these topics. Realize the benefits and shortcomings of emerging advances in genetics to change your life for the better. Protect yourself from professional and personal discrimination that may arise from the release of genetic information. Table of Contents Chapter 1. Preview: Life as Interacting Molecules. PART I. BASIC MOLECULAR GENETICS. Chapter 2. Structure of DNA: Two Long, Interwound Chains. Chapter 3. Reproducing DNA: Information Transfer from One Generation to the Next. Chapter 4. Gene Expression: Cellular Use of Genetic Information. PART II. MANIPULATION DNA. Chapter 5. Microbial Growth: One-celled Organisms as Tools for Gene Cloning. Chapter 6. Plasmids and Phages: Submicroscopic Parasites Used to Deliver Genes to Cells. Chapter 7. Cutting and Joining DNA: Restriction Endonucleases and Ligases Used to Restructure DNA Molecules. Chapter 8. Using Complementary Base Pairing: Hybridization, Probes, and Amplification using PCR. Chapter 9. Cloning Genes: Isolation of a Hemoglobin Gene. Chapter 10. Using Cloned Genes: Gene Structure, Expression Vectors, and Gene Function. PART III. MODERN MOLECULAR GENETICS. Chapter 11. Beyond the Central Dogma: A Sampling of Insights Derived from Gene Cloning. Chapter 12. Retroviruses: AIDS and Gene Delivery. Chapter 13. Cancer Genes: The Loss of Growth Control. PART IV: HUMAN GENETICS. Chapter 14. Heredity: Pattern of Inheritance and Genetic Instability. Chapter 15. Application of Human Genetics: Genetic Testing, Gene Therapy, and DNA Fingerprinting. PART V. WHOLE GENOMES. Chapter 16. Genomics: Using Whole Genomes to Study Life. Additional Reading. Glossary. Abbreviations. Index. Long Description A LAYMAN S TOUR OF GENETICS FROM MOLECULAR BASICS TO GENE CLONING AND ITS APPLICATIONS Will genetic matching free your children of hereditary disease? Will insurance companies deny your life insurance because of predetermined patterns in your DNA? Feature Gives readers the opportunity to take advantage of the benefits emerging from the new genetics. Helps readers protect themselves from the discrimination that may arise from the release of genetic information. Provides the information needed to make informed political decisions about how DNA technology impacts our lives. Details ISBN 0471434167 Author Karl Drlica Language English Edition 4th ISBN-10 0471434167 ISBN-13 9780471434160 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 576.5 Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc Subtitle A Guide for the Curious Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Replaces 9780471137740 Short Title UNDERSTANDING DNA & GENE CLONI Affiliation Public Health Research Institute, 225 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07103 DOI 10.1604/9780471434160 UK Release Date 2006-05-15 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Edition Description 4th edition Year 2006 Publication Date 2006-05-15 Illustrations Photos: 26 B&W, 0 Color; Drawings: 123 B&W, 0 Color Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2006-05-15 Country of Origin US Product Class Description Life Sciences: General Pages 384 AU Release Date 2003-04-10 NZ Release Date 2003-04-10 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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