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From Book News, Inc.
This volume represents an extension of Mobile DNA published by ASM Press in 1989, and reflects the rapidity with which advances in the field have occurred. It documents the mobility of DNAs in procaryotic and eucaryotic genomes (the ability of various segments to move to new sites, to invert, and to undergo deletion or amplification, generally without the extensive DNA sequence homology needed for classical recombination), as well as the variety of mech... >> |
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DNA Technology : The Awesome Skill |
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From Book News, Inc.
This text explores the scientific revolution fostered by DNA research and surveys the procedures and benefits of DNA technology, for readers with a limited scientific background. Laboratory techniques are de- emphasized in favor of discussions with practical significance. Early chapters overview the history of the field from Gregor Mendel to James Watson and Francis Crick and their work on the structure and replication of DNA. Later chapters summarize developme... >> |
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C. elegans: A Practical Approach |
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From Book News, Inc.
Provides information for researchers working with Caenorhabditis elegans, giving basic background on the organism's natural history, anatomy, life cycle, and evolution, and then detailing methods for using C. elegans in research. Tells how to obtain and grow C. elegans, and discusses the C. elegans genome project, transformation of C. elegans, reverse genetic techniques, analysis of phenotypes by various methods, and approach... >> |
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