Unraveling Dna

Author : Maxim D. Frank-Kamenetskii
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1993-07-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 0471188522

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Unraveling DNA by Maxim D. Frank-Kamenetskii Pdf

... brilliant ... Yet anybody can understand it: it reads like a detective story.' John Maddox, Editor of Nature ' ... he skillfully imbues us with his joy and fascination with the living world, and the role of DNA in it.' Bruce M. Alberts, President of the National Academy of Sciences Unraveling DNA provides both laymen and scientist readers with a concise highly readable understanding of the structure, properties, and functions of the DNA molecule. The reader will find answers to all major questions about the biological, biotechnological, medical, physical, chemical, and mathematical aspects of DNA. In addition, the book includes an historical retrospective of past DNA research and forecasts future trends in the field. Written by an internationally acclaimed professor of biophysics as well as one of the world's leading authorities in DNA research, Unraveling DNA is designed to help professionals not specializing in molecular biology to understand the recent advances in this rapidly expanding field. The book is also especially useful to advanced high school students, junior college students, and university students interested in modern biology, medicine, physics, chemistry, and mathematics.

Author : F.-Kamenetskii
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1997-04-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0471198080

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Unraveling DNA by F.-Kamenetskii Pdf

Author : M. D. Frank-Kamenet︠s︡kiĭ
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : DNA.
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003421638

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Unraveling DNA by M. D. Frank-Kamenet︠s︡kiĭ Pdf

Author : Maxim D. Frank Kamenetskii
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1997-10-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 0201155842

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Unraveling Dna by Maxim D. Frank Kamenetskii Pdf

With elegant simplicity, Maxim D. Frank-Kamenetskii elucidates the essential history and inner workings of DNA—a tiny molecule that holds within it the deepest mysteries of life. As Frank-Kamenetskii explains, DNA will undoubtedly shape our future, too, as we call upon it to convict criminals, clone creatures, and ultimately, cure cancer. This definitive guide to DNA, a previous version of which sold over 300,000 copies in the author's native Russia, promises to both inform and inspire.

Author : Michael R. Winfrey,Marc A. Rott,Alan T. Wortman
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : ADN recombinant
ISBN : UCSD:31822036375665

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Unraveling DNA by Michael R. Winfrey,Marc A. Rott,Alan T. Wortman Pdf

This innovative mannual introduces students to all of the basic techniques of modern molecular biology using an integrated series of laboratory exercises that involve the cloning and analysis of the bioluminescene genes.

Author : Alan McHughen
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : DNA.
ISBN : 9780190092962

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DNA Demystified by Alan McHughen Pdf

"DNA Demystified satisfies the public appetite for and curiosity about DNA and genetics ... [The author], an accomplished academic and public science advocate, brings the reader up-to-speed on what we know, what we don't, and where genetic technologies are taking us. The book begins with the basic groundwork and a brief history of DNA and genetics. Chapters then cover newsworthy topics, including DNA fingerprinting, using DNA in forensic analyses, and identifying cold-case criminals. For readers intrigued by at-home DNA tests, the text includes fascinating explorations of genetic genealogy and family tree construction--crucial for people seeking their biological ancestry. Other chapters describe genetic engineering in medicine and pharmaceuticals, and the use of those same technologies in creating the far more controversial GMOs in food and agriculture. Throughout, the book raises provocative ethical and privacy issues arising from DNA and genetic technologies"--

Author : M. D. Frank-Kamenet͡skiĭ
Publisher : Wiley-VCH
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : DNA.
ISBN : 1560816554

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Unraveling DNA by M. D. Frank-Kamenet͡skiĭ Pdf

... brilliant ... Yet anybody can understand it: it reads like a detective story.' John Maddox, Editor of Nature ' ... he skillfully imbues us with his joy and fascination with the living world, and the role of DNA in it.' Bruce M. Alberts, President of the National Academy of Sciences Unraveling DNA provides both laymen and scientist readers with a concise highly readable understanding of the structure, properties, and functions of the DNA molecule. The reader will find answers to all major questions about the biological, biotechnological, medical, physical, chemical, and mathematical aspects of DNA. In addition, the book includes an historical retrospective of past DNA research and forecasts future trends in the field. Written by an internationally acclaimed professor of biophysics as well as one of the world's leading authorities in DNA research, Unraveling DNA is designed to help professionals not specializing in molecular biology to understand the recent advances in this rapidly expanding field. The book is also especially useful to advanced high school students, junior college students, and university students interested in modern biology, medicine, physics, chemistry, and mathematics.

Author : Gareth Williams
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781474609388

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Unravelling the Double Helix by Gareth Williams Pdf

DNA. The double helix; the blueprint of life; and, during the early 1950s, a baffling enigma that could win a Nobel Prize. Everyone knows that James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the double helix. In fact, they clicked into place the last piece of a huge jigsaw puzzle that other researchers had assembled over decades. Researchers like Maurice Wilkins (the 'Third Man of DNA') and Rosalind Franklin, famously demonised by Watson. Not forgetting the 'lost heroes' who fought to prove that DNA is the stuff of genes, only to be airbrushed out of history. In Unravelling the Double Helix, Professor Gareth Williams sets the record straight. He tells the story of DNA in the round, from its discovery in pus-soaked bandages in 1868 to the aftermath of Watson's best-seller The Double Helix a century later. You don't need to be a scientist to enjoy this book. It's a page-turner that unfolds like a detective story, with suspense, false leads and treachery, and a fabulous cast of noble heroes and back-stabbing villains. But beware: some of the science is dreadful, and the heroes and villains may not be the ones you expect.

Author : Bruce Alberts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Cytology
ISBN : 0815332181

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Molecular Biology of The Cell by Bruce Alberts Pdf

Author : James C. Wang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : DNA topoisomerases
ISBN : UOM:39015080851556

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Untangling the Double Helix by James C. Wang Pdf

The problem of unraveling two intertwined strands during the duplication of DNA was recognized shortly after the proposal of the DNA double helix structure in 1953. A group of enzymes called DNA topoisomerases solve this problem by breaking and rejoining DNA molecules in a controlled manner, thereby allowing strands to be passed through each other and thus untangled—not just during DNA replication, but also during many other basic cellular processes. Because of their intimate involvement in the workings of the cell, topoisomerases are also the logical targets of many antibiotics (including Cipro) and anticancer agents. This book, written by James Wang, the discoverer of the first topoisomerase and a leader in the field since, presents ten chapters covering the historical backdrop of the DNA entanglement problem and the discovery of the DNA topoisomerases, how DNA topoisomerases perform their magic in DNA replication, transcription, genetic recombination and chromosome condensation, and how they are targets of therapeutic agents. The book should appeal to readers from undergraduates upwards with interests in the biological and clinical aspects of topoisomerase function, or in the mathematics and physics of topology.

Author : Alan McHughen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780190092979

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DNA Demystified by Alan McHughen Pdf

"For all those who fear they cannot understand the science of DNA -- they will soon find that they can and it's fascinating." -- Matt Ridley, author of Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters DNA, once the exclusive domain of scientists in research labs, is now the darling of popular and social media. With personal genetic testing kits in homes and GMO foods in stores, DNA is an increasingly familiar term. Unfortunately, what people know, or think they know, about DNA and genetics is often confused or incorrect. Contrary to popular belief, for instance, genes don't "skip a generation" and, no, human DNA is not "different" from DNA of other species. With popular misconceptions proliferating in the news and on the internet, how can anyone sort fact from fiction? DNA Demystified satisfies the public appetite for and curiosity about DNA and genetics. Alan McHughen, an accomplished academic and public science advocate, brings the reader up-to-speed on what we know, what we don't, and where genetic technologies are taking us. The book begins with the basic groundwork and a brief history of DNA and genetics. Chapters then cover newsworthy topics, including DNA fingerprinting, using DNA in forensic analyses, and identifying cold-case criminals. For readers intrigued by the proliferation of at-home DNA tests, the text includes fascinating explorations of genetic genealogy and family tree construction-crucial for people seeking their biological ancestry. Other chapters describe genetic engineering in medicine and pharmaceuticals, and the use of those same technologies in creating the far more controversial GMOs in food and agriculture. Throughout, the book raises provocative ethical and privacy issues arising from DNA and genetic technologies. With the author's comprehensive expertise, DNA Demystified offers an informal yet authoritative guide to the genetic marvel of DNA.

Author : Stanley Fields,Mark Johnston
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780262518642

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Genetic Twists of Fate by Stanley Fields,Mark Johnston Pdf

How tiny variations in our personal DNA can determine how we look, how we behave, how we get sick, and how we get well. News stories report almost daily on the remarkable progress scientists are making in unraveling the genetic basis of disease and behavior. Meanwhile, new technologies are rapidly reducing the cost of reading someone's personal DNA (all six billion letters of it). Within the next ten years, hospitals may present parents with their newborn's complete DNA code along with her footprints and APGAR score. In Genetic Twists of Fate, distinguished geneticists Stanley Fields and Mark Johnston help us make sense of the genetic revolution that is upon us. Fields and Johnston tell real life stories that hinge on the inheritance of one tiny change rather than another in an individual's DNA: a mother wrongly accused of poisoning her young son when the true killer was a genetic disorder; the screen siren who could no longer remember her lines because of Alzheimer's disease; and the president who was treated with rat poison to prevent another heart attack. In an engaging and accessible style, Fields and Johnston explain what our personal DNA code is, how a few differences in its long list of DNA letters makes each of us unique, and how that code influences our appearance, our behavior, and our risk for such common diseases as diabetes or cancer.

Author : Kostas Kampourakis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107567498

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Making Sense of Genes by Kostas Kampourakis Pdf

What are genes? What do genes do? These seemingly simple questions are in fact challenging to answer accurately. As a result, there are widespread misunderstandings and over-simplistic answers, which lead to common conceptions widely portrayed in the media, such as the existence of a gene 'for' a particular characteristic or disease. In reality, the DNA we inherit interacts continuously with the environment and functions differently as we age. What our parents hand down to us is just the beginning of our life story. This comprehensive book analyses and explains the gene concept, combining philosophical, historical, psychological and educational perspectives with current research in genetics and genomics. It summarises what we currently know and do not know about genes and the potential impact of genetics on all our lives. Making Sense of Genes is an accessible but rigorous introduction to contemporary genetics concepts for non-experts, undergraduate students, teachers and healthcare professionals.

Author : Gareth Williams
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781474609388

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Unravelling the Double Helix by Gareth Williams Pdf

DNA. The double helix; the blueprint of life; and, during the early 1950s, a baffling enigma that could win a Nobel Prize. Everyone knows that James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the double helix. In fact, they clicked into place the last piece of a huge jigsaw puzzle that other researchers had assembled over decades. Researchers like Maurice Wilkins (the 'Third Man of DNA') and Rosalind Franklin, famously demonised by Watson. Not forgetting the 'lost heroes' who fought to prove that DNA is the stuff of genes, only to be airbrushed out of history. In Unravelling the Double Helix, Professor Gareth Williams sets the record straight. He tells the story of DNA in the round, from its discovery in pus-soaked bandages in 1868 to the aftermath of Watson's best-seller The Double Helix a century later. You don't need to be a scientist to enjoy this book. It's a page-turner that unfolds like a detective story, with suspense, false leads and treachery, and a fabulous cast of noble heroes and back-stabbing villains. But beware: some of the science is dreadful, and the heroes and villains may not be the ones you expect.

Author : Daniel C. Peterson
Publisher : Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship Brigham
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Book of Mormon
ISBN : 0842527060

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The Book of Mormon and DNA Research by Daniel C. Peterson Pdf

The Book of Mormon and DNA Research compiles all of the articles published by the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship on the subject of DNA. Some scientists have claimed that recent DNA findings "prove" the Book of Mormon false. The Maxwell Institute has gathered articles from top geneticists and DNA researchers that show the DNA evidence does not prove anything about the Book of Mormon.