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DNA technology : the awesome skill / I. Edward Alcamo

By: Alcamo, I. Edward.
Publisher: San Diego : Harcourt/Academic Press, c2001Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xii, 348 p ; 29 cm.ISBN: 0120489201.Subject(s): DNA | Genetic engineering | Genetics -- TechniquesDDC classification: 660.65
Contents:
Preface. - Ch.1. The roots of DNA research. - Ch.2. The double helix. - Ch.3. DNA in action. - Ch.4. Foundations of DNA technology. - Ch.5. Methods of DNA technology. - Ch.6. Pharmaceutical products of DNA technology. - Ch. 7. DNA analysis and diagnosis. - Ch.8. Gene therapy. - Ch.9. Medical forensics and DNA sleuthing. - Ch.10. The agricultural revolution. - Ch.11. Transgenic animals. - Ch.12. The human genome project. - Glossary. - Credits. - Index.
Summary: In this timely and thorough revision, I. Edward Alcamo surveys the remarkable history, state-of-the-art procedures, and astonishing benefits that DNA technology already provides to humanity. DNA Technology, Second Edition brings the relevant background and up-to-date understanding of DNA together in one accessible source - an important foundation appropriate for a wide variety of readerships. - Back cover.
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Preface. - Ch.1. The roots of DNA research. - Ch.2. The double helix. - Ch.3. DNA in action. - Ch.4. Foundations of DNA technology. - Ch.5. Methods of DNA technology. - Ch.6. Pharmaceutical products of DNA technology. - Ch. 7. DNA analysis and diagnosis. - Ch.8. Gene therapy. - Ch.9. Medical forensics and DNA sleuthing. - Ch.10. The agricultural revolution. - Ch.11. Transgenic animals. - Ch.12. The human genome project. - Glossary. - Credits. - Index.

In this timely and thorough revision, I. Edward Alcamo surveys the remarkable history, state-of-the-art procedures, and astonishing benefits that DNA technology already provides to humanity. DNA Technology, Second Edition brings the relevant background and up-to-date understanding of DNA together in one accessible source - an important foundation appropriate for a wide variety of readerships. - Back cover.

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