DNA Gene Cloning 4e: A Guide for the Curious - Softcover

Drlica, Karl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471434167 ISBN 13: 9780471434160

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2003

Synopsis

Do you realize how much impact DNA technology has on your life today? Registering your child's DNA with the police, bold new medical cures, the perfect tomato, gene cloning and DNA manipulation are no longer remote events that will have impact in your life - they are today's headlines! In this highly acclaimed guide, Karl Drlica fully explains the basis of the ongoing genetic revolution. He guides you through the science and technology you need to understand the issues and make informed decisions. This text can be used either as a main text in a course where instructors want to use a thematic, case study approach to biology, a non-majors genes or genomics course, or as a supplement for Introductory Biology.

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About the Author

Dr. Drlica's work addresses the general problem of antibiotic resistance. Drlica and Dr. Xilin Zhao at PHRI formulated the mutant selection window hypothesis as a framework for understanding relationships between antimicrobial concentration and selective enrichment of mutant subpopulations.

From the Back Cover

A LAYMAN’S TOUR OF GENETICS FROM MOLECULAR BASICS TO GENE CLONING AND ITS APPLICATIONS

Will genetic matching free your children of hereditary disease? Will insurance companies deny your life insurance because of predetermined patterns in your DNA? Will the perfect potato ever make the ultimate-tasting French fry?

This highly acclaimed book fully explains the genetic issues we face today and will face tomorrow, and guides you through the science and technology underlying the ongoing genetic revolution. Each step of the way, Karl Drlica explains complex topics using easy-to-read examples and understandable prose. This basic information will help you:

• Understand the basics of molecular biology and DNA technology so you can make informed judgments about these topics.
• Realize the benefits and shortcomings of emerging advances in genetics to change your life for the better.
• Protect yourself from professional and personal discrimination that may arise from the release of genetic information.

Will genetic matching free your children of hereditary disease? Will insurance companies deny your life insurance because of predetermined patterns in your DNA?  Will the perfect potato ever make the ultimate-tasting French fry?

This highly acclaimed book fully explains the genetic issues we face today and will face tomorrow, and guides you through the science and technology underlying the ongoing genetic revolution. Each step of the way, Karl Drlica explains complex topics using easy-to-read examples and understandable prose. This basic information will help you:

• Understand the basics of molecular biology and DNA technology so you can make informed judgments about these topics.
• Realize the benefits and shortcomings of emerging advances in genetics to change your life for the better.
• Protect yourself from professional and personal discrimination that may arise from the release of genetic information.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471434167
• ISBN 13: 9780471434160
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 384