Recombinant DNA (Paperback)

~ James D. Watson (Author), Michael Gilman (Author), Jan A. Witkowski (Author), Mark Zoller (Author)

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Product Description

An overview of recombitant DNA techniques and surveys advances in recombinant molecular genetics, experimental methods and their results.

Product Details

• Paperback: 626 pages
• Publisher: W. H. Freeman; Second Edition edition (February 15, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0716722828
• ISBN-13: 978-0716722823
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #692,913 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for those wanting to grasp modern molecular biology., October 14, 1998

By A Customer

This book is actually a readable text explaining many of the pioneering methods of molecular biology. It does get quite technical, but it does a fairly good job explaining difficult concepts with the help of illustrations. I originally used this book as a text, and keep it now as a reference when I need to recall details about a technique. For those without any science background, it may be a challenge, but if you have the interest, it would be a lot of fun. The only bad thing about the book is that it really needs to be updated, although I should note that most of the techniques described are in current use with only slight modifications.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars decent for what it is.., December 1, 1999

By	greglor "greglor" (Baltimore, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This little book is a decent review of techniques currently in use. It is a little simplistic at times, and gives few details, but for an undergraduate or the lay reader, this is an excellent book. Good, descriptive figures.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Outdated, but good introduction, May 14, 2000

By	Per Kistler (Zurich, Switzerland) - See all my reviews

It helped me as a lay person to get some insight into genetics and genetic technology. I knew nothing about it before that book and was quite surprised how far they already are. It shows genetic principles and many methods to operate on genes to learn more or to make them do what we want. But remember: It's totally outdated. Missing are a presentation how far genetic engeneering did already change the world. It's not just a few plants in a test lab, but tens of thousands of changed plants and microbes. DNA research is no more isolated from it's application. Whatever they discover is soon built into nature.