This text is a primer on modern genetics, and shows how a detailed knowledge of the workings of genes can be applied to some of the most pressing problems of our time. It is suitable for general readers, as well as undergraduates.
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"A brilliantly clarifying experience that lights up the whole revolution in contemporary biology." -- Robert McAdams, Smithsonian Institution
Even those with little science background can follow these early chapters and enjoy the payoff that comes next. -- Science Books & Films
clear prose accompanied by beautiful illustrations -- Douglas R. Hofstadter, author of Gödel, Escher, Bach
Even those with little science background can follow these early chapters and enjoy the payoff that comes next. -- Science Books & Films
clear prose accompanied by beautiful illustrations -- Douglas R. Hofstadter, author of Gödel, Escher, Bach
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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.
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.
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A very good intro,
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This review is from: Dealing with Genes (Hardcover)
If you are the layman and want to get basics in genetics and molecular biology, this is a book for you. Berg and Singer explain the field in a very clear language, backed by good drawings and pictures wherever you need it. Having read the book mapping genomes, uncovering kinship, cloning, differences between eucaryotic and procaryotic genomes and virus strategies will be no mystery for you. The book encourages to dig deeper, and is a minimum for anyone wanting to get the feeling of what is going on in modern biology.
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GENETICS, once an arcane branch of biology, has become front-page news. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
human ras gene, consecutive repeats, restriction nuclease, primate cells, immune proteins, short nucleotide sequences, vector molecules, nucleotide units, transducing phages, strong chemical bonds Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Human Genome Project New!
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GENETICS, once an arcane branch of biology, has become front-page news. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
human ras gene, consecutive repeats, restriction nuclease, primate cells, immune proteins, short nucleotide sequences, vector molecules, nucleotide units, transducing phages, strong chemical bonds Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Human Genome Project New!
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- Evolutionary Psychology: A Critical Introduction by Christopher Badcock on page 71, and Back Matter
- Molecular Models of Life: Philosophical Papers on Molecular Biology (Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology) by Sahotra Sarkar on page 40, and page 44
- Smallpox: The Fight to Eradicate a Global Scourge by David A. Koplow in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Reasoning in Biological Discoveries: Essays on Mechanisms, Interfield Relations, and Anomaly Resolution (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology) by Lindley Darden on page 246, and Back Matter
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