The Dictionary of Gene Technology: Genomics, Transcriptomics, Proteomics - Hardcover

Kahl, Guenter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3527301003 ISBN 13: 9783527301003

Publisher: Wiley VCH, 2001

Synopsis

The most up–to–date and comprehensive collection of all terms of this essential field of modern life sciences!

With more than 6000 technical terms, this dictionary reflects the importance of gene technology for present–day biology. Extensive explanations and illustrations accompany the terms, providing admirably clear access to the complexities of this vital discipline. Moreover, the book elucidates the jungle of synonyms, acronyms and swamps of jargon that have frustrated many a researcher.

The multitude of cross–references enables non–specialists and experts alike to understand links to related sciences such as genetics, biotechnology, microbiology and biochemistry. Students, researchers, officials and journalists will soon find it difficult to imagine tackling gene technology without the assistance of this user–friendly dictionary.

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Review

"...this book should be available within hand′s reach for everyone who is enthusiastically involved with molecular biology and gene technology" – Angewandte Chemie

"...This book is much more than what its concise title implies – it is more than a mere dictionary, in the sense of a collection of terms and acronyms, but rather a self–sufficient research tool, an illuminating read, and in fact an entire encyclopedia for the post–genomic era" –Trends in Molecular Medicine

"...This precious piece cannot be missed in any library or laboratory, nor on any desk!" – BioTech

"...this book should be available within hand′s reach for everyone who is enthusiastically involved with molecular biology and gene technology" – Angewandte Chemie

"...This book is much more than what its concise title implies – it is more than a mere dictionary, in the sense of a collection of terms and acronyms, but rather a self–sufficient research tool, an illuminarting read, and in fact an entire encyclopedia for the post–genomic era" –Trends in Molecular Medicine

"...This precious piece cannot be missed in any library or laboratory, nor on any desk!" – BioTech

About the Author

Günter Kahl is Professor for Plant Molecular Biology at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. After gaining his Ph.D. in plant biochemistry, he spent two postdoctoral years at Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA, joining Professor Joe Varner and Professor James Bonner at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena. His main research interests focus on
– Gene technology, in particular the genetic and physical mapping as well as the isolation and characterization of plant defence genes and their promoters, and the use of in vitro modified defence genes for the improvement of plant crops via gene transfer.
– Plant genome analysis, in particular the development of molecular marker technologies and informative DNA markers for genomic fingerprinting, the establishment of genetic maps, the use of BAC libraries and physical mapping, and the map–based cloning of agronomically important genes.
– Expression profiling of plant tissues with expression microarrays and high–throughput techniques such as SAGE.
Due to the international nature of this work, Professor Kahl cooperates with a series of research institutions throughout Europe, in Japan, the USA, Syria, India, and South America. In addition, he is currently organizing a series of molecular marker courses in Austria, South America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. He has also served in expert missions for IAEA, FAO and UNESCO in these and many other countries.
Professor Kahl is the author of more than 250 scientific publications, and is currently CSO at GenXPro, a company specializing in novel technologies in genomics and transcriptomics, located at the Frankfurt Innovation Center for Biotechnology (FIZ), Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley VCH
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3527301003
• ISBN 13: 9783527301003
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 958