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Description :
With humor, depth, and philosophical and historical insight, DNA reaches out to a wide range of readers with its graphic portrayal of a complicated science. Suitable for use in and out of the classroom, this volume covers DNA's many marvels, from its original discovery in 1869 to early-twentieth-century debates on the mechanisms of inheritance and the deeper nature of life's evolution and variety.
Even readers who lack a background in science and philosophy will learn a tremendous amount from this engaging narrative. The book elucidates DNA's relationship to health and the cause and cure of disease. It also covers the creation of new life forms, nanomachines, and perspectives on crime detection, and considers the philosophical sources of classical Darwinian theory and recent, radical changes in the understanding of evolution itself. Already these developments have profoundly affected our notions about living things. Borin Van Loon's humorous illustrations recount the contributions of Gregor Mendel, Frederick Griffith, James Watson, and Francis Crick, among other biologists, scientists, and researchers, and vividly depict the modern controversies surrounding the Human Genome Project and cloning.
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Content :
- Introduction A Brief History of Genetics
- What Is DNA?
- The New Biology
- DNA Replication
- the Notion of Messenger RNA Come From?
- Translation
- Genetic Code
- The Diversity of Gene Expression
- A Brief Reminder of Genes in Human
- Restriction Enzymes and Genetic Engineering Cloning and Sequencing Genes
- Exons Introns and Splicing
- Chromatin and Histones
- Chromosomes
- Prions
- Bibliography
- High Throughput Sequencing 165
- Copyright
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