Nicholl, Desmond S. T.

An introduction to genetic engineering / Desmond S.T. Nicholl. - 3rd ed. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - xii, 336 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction. 2. Introducing molecular biology. 3. working with nucleic acids. 4. The tools of the trade. 5. Host cells and vectors. 6. Cloning strategies. 7. The polymerase chain reaction. 8. Selection, screening, and analysis of recombinants. 9. Bioinformatics. 10. Understanding genes, genomes, and 'otheromes'. 11. Genetic engineering and biotechnology. 12. Medical and forensic applications of gene manipulation. 13. Transgenic plants and animals. 14. The other sort of cloning. 15. Brave new world or genetic nightmare?

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Genetic engineering.

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