Exploring Genetic Mechanisms - Hardcover

Singer M.; Berg P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0935702709 ISBN 13: 9780935702705

Publisher: University Science Books, 1997

Synopsis

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This integrated collection of case studies examines in detail how genes operate in systems. It can be used separately or as a companion volume to Genes and Genomes. An outstanding group of scientists have collaborated to develop this all-new 2-colour text. It is recommended for students and professionals in biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, and genetics.

Contents

1. Mammalian DNA Viruses: Papovaviruses as Models of Cellular Genetic Functions and Oncogenesis, Paul Berg & Maxine Singer
2. Eukaryotic RNA Viruses: A Variant Genetic System, Ellen G. Strauss and James H. Strauss
3. Retroviruses: Infectious Genetic Elements, Stephen P. Goff
4. Oncogenes, Growth Suppressor Genes, and Cancer, Tony Hunter
5. Mapping Markers and Genes in the Human Genome, Ray White
6. Molecular Genetics of the Hemoglobin Genes, Haig H. Kazazian, Jr., and Stylianos Antonarakis
7. Generation of Antigen Receptor Diversity, Jianzhu Chen and Frederick W. Alt
8. Biosynthesis of Intercellular Messenger Peptides, Maxine Singer and Paul Berg
9. Regulation of Early Drosophila Development by Transcription Factors and Cell-Cell Signaling, Thomas B. Kornberg and Matthew P. Scott
10.Manipulating Protein Structure, Cynthia N. Kiser and John H. Richards
11.Genetic Modification of Animals, Tim Stewart
12.Genetic Modification of Plants, Patricia Zambryski"

About this title

About the Author

Maxine Singer is the President of the Carnegie Institution of Washington and Scientist Emeritus at the NIH where she conducts research on transposable elements in the human genome. She is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences and its Institute of Medicine, and was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1992.

<br /><br />Paul Berg is Willson Professor of Biochemistry and Director of the Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine. He is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences and its Institute of Medicine. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980, and received the National Medal of Science in 1983.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Science Books
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0935702709
• ISBN 13: 9780935702705
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 674