Genetics category: 1528 books
Polymorphisme en biologie
Les Grands Articles d'Universalis
Language: French
Release Date: September 19, 2016
Malgré l'existence d'un important fonds génétique commun, les individus d'une population – un ensemble d'individus de même espèce cohabitant dans la même aire géographique et reliés génétiquement les uns aux autres – ne sont presque jamais génétiquement identiques. Un même gène peut en effet ...
Junk DNA
A Journey Through the Dark Matter of the Genome
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
For decades after the identification of the structure of DNA, scientists focused only on genes, the regions of the genome that contain codes for the production of proteins. Other regions that make up 98 percent of the human genome were dismissed as "junk," sequences that serve no purpose....
by Russell Foster, Leon Kreitzman
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2017
The earth's daily rotation affects just about every living creature. From dawn through to dusk, there are changes in light, temperature, humidity, and rainfall. However, these changes are regular, rhythmic and, therefore, predictable. Thus, the near 24 hour circadian rhythm is innate: a genetically...
by Desmond S. T. Nicholl
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2008
In this third edition of his popular undergraduate-level textbook, Des Nicholl recognises that a sound grasp of basic principles is vital in any introduction to genetic engineering. Therefore, the book retains its focus on the fundamental principles used in gene manipulation. It is divided into three...
by Jamie A. Davies
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2018
Synthetic biology is one of the 21st century's fastest growing fields of research, as important for technology as for basic science. Building on traditional genetic engineering, which was restricted to changing one or two genes, synthetic biology uses multi-gene modules and pathways to make very significant...
It Takes a Genome
How a Clash Between Our Genes and Modern Life is Making Us Sick
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2008
Human beings have astonishing genetic vulnerabilities. More than half of us will die from complex diseases that trace directly to those vulnerabilities, and the modern world we’ve created places us at unprecedented risk from them*. In It Takes a Genome*, Greg Gibson posits a revolutionary new hypothesis:...
p53
The Gene that Cracked the Cancer Code
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
All of us have lurking in our DNA a most remarkable gene, which has a crucial job – it protects us from cancer. Known simply as p53, this gene constantly scans our cells to ensure that they grow and divide without mishap, as part of the routine maintenance of our bodies. If a cell makes a mistake...
Biological Sequence Analysis
Probabilistic Models of Proteins and Nucleic Acids
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 1998
Probabilistic models are becoming increasingly important in analysing the huge amount of data being produced by large-scale DNA-sequencing efforts such as the Human Genome Project. For example, hidden Markov models are used for analysing biological sequences, linguistic-grammar-based probabilistic...
Molecular Medicine
Genomics to Personalized Healthcare
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2012
Molecular Medicine is the application of genetic or DNA-based knowledge to the modern practice of medicine. Molecular Medicine, 4e, provides contemporary insights into how the genetic revolution is influencing medical thinking and practice. The new edition includes recent changes in personalized medicine,...
Breve storia di chiunque sia mai vissuto
Il racconto dei nostri geni
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 28, 2017
«Il libro di Adam Rutherford è ben scritto, stimolante e divertente. Ma la cosa più importante è che dice sempre le cose correttamente. »
Richard Dawkins
«Magistrale, informativo e delizioso. »
Peter Frankopan
«Un’introduzione alla genetica umana brillante, autorevole, sorprendente...
Faster, Higher, Stronger
How Sports Science Is Creating a New Generation of Superathletes--and What We Can Learn from Them
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
A New York Times bestseller
“A smart and important book.”—Gretchen Reynolds, author of The First 20 Minutes
Publications as varied as Wired, Men’s Fitness, and The New Yorker are abuzz over the New York Times bestseller Faster, Higher, Stronger. In it, veteran journalist Mark McClusky...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2017
Principles and Practice of Clinical Research, Fourth Edition has been thoroughly revised to provide a comprehensive look at both the fundamental principles and expanding practice of clinical research. New to this edition of this highly regarded reference, authors have focused on examples that broadly...
Global Clinical Trials
Effective Implementation and Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011
This book will explore the great opportunities and challenges which exist in conducting clinical trials in developing countries. By exploring the various regulations specific to the major players and providing insight into the logistical challenges including language barriers, this book provides a...
The Creative Destruction of Medicine
How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2011
How genomics, big data, and digital technology are revolutionizing every aspect of medicine, from physical exams to drug prescriptions to organ transplants
Mobile technology has transformed our lives, and personal genomics is revolutionizing biology. But despite the availability of technologies...