TY - BOOK AU - Alcamo,I.Edward TI - DNA technology: the awesome skill SN - 0120489201 U1 - 660.65 PY - 2001/// CY - San Diego PB - Harcourt/Academic Press KW - DNA KW - Genetic engineering KW - Genetics KW - Techniques N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -