Genetics category: 1528 books

Delivery of therapeutic proteomics and genomics represent an important area of drug delivery research. Genomics and proteomics approaches could be used to direct drug development processes by unearthing pathways involved in disease pathogenesis where intervention may be most successful. This...

Translating Epigenetics to the Clinic reviews current methodological tools and experimental approaches used by leading translational researchers seeking to use epigenetics as a clinical model. It organizes epigenetics into disease treatment areas with a major focus on oncology, and with much coverage...

Addressing the important perspectives on xenotransplantation and human embryonic stem cell research, this book explores both the enthusiastic proponents and vehement resistance to these new biomedical technologies. Investigating the political, social, and ethical forces behind this kind of research...

New developments in science and technology have resulted in shifting ethical challenges in many areas including in genomics research. This book enables those who are involved in genomics research, whether as researcher, participant or policy maker, to understand the ethical issues currently developing...

"A lucid, thought-provoking account of the case for 'nature' as a determinant of personality." —Peter D. Kramer, Author of Listening to Prozac and Should You Leave? Nowhere is the nature-nuture controversy being more arduously tested than in the labs of world-renowned molecular scientist...

A full executive summary of The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War and Genius as Written by Our Genetic Code by Sam Kean. This is not a chapter-by-chapter summary. Rather, the author takes an holistic approach, reorganizing and breaking down the content for easier understanding where...

In the span of just three decades, scientific understanding of the formation of embryos has undergone a major revolution. The implications of these new research findings have an immediate bearing on human health and future therapies, yet most nonscientists remain quite unaware of the exciting news.  ...

Living systems are dynamic and extremely complex and their behaviour is often hard to predict by studying their individual parts. Systems biology promises to reveal and analyse these highly connected, regulated and adaptable systems, using mathematical modelling and computational analysis. This new...

RAND researchers explored the U.S. and English forensic DNA analysis systems to find out whether England has capitalized more fully on their crime-fighting potential than the U.S. system, processing samples more quickly and providing more database hits for law enforcement.

微小細菌的免疫系統，如何變成強大的基因編輯技術， 這項科技又如何成為掌控生物演化的力量， CRISPR革命即將帶來前所未見的影響，我們準備好了嗎？ 重量級推薦 周成功｜陽明大學生命科學系暨基因體科學研究所退休教授 林欣榮｜花蓮慈濟醫院院長 凌嘉鴻｜中央研究院生化所助研究員 廖俊智｜中央研究院院長 閻　雲｜臺北醫學大學講座教授暨前校長 （依姓氏筆畫排列） CRISPR基因編輯技術帶來的革命正在全面展開， 波及地球上的所有生命，你我都無法置身事外。 CRISPR原本是自然界中細菌的一種免疫系統，能鎖定入侵的病毒，剪碎它們的DNA。經過科學家的解密，利用這種系統的定位與切割功能，把它變成最簡單、便宜又有效的基因編輯工具。如今我們幾乎可以用CRISPR來編輯每一種生物DNA上的字母，到了隨心所欲的地步。 這項基因編輯技術問世才短短幾年的時間，已經成功製造出能夠抵抗病害的水稻、無法傳播瘧疾的蚊子、還有不再長角的牛，並可望開發出治療癌症、遺傳疾病及愛滋病等疾病的療法。甚至有科學家正在讓滅絕的猛獁象復活，還有人想要把訂製寵物、訂製嬰兒發展成一門產業。 現今每一種生物的基因組成，都是長達幾十億年的演化傑作，現在透過CRISPR，只要短短幾天，就可以快速改編所有基因。人類接手了演化的力量，能夠左右所有生物未來的命運，這似乎帶來無限前景，但也可能帶來駭人危機，像是無意間擴大遺傳不平等，或使一個物種消失。 道納是解開CRISPR機制的科學家之一，與研究夥伴史騰伯格合力寫下本書，親自導覽這趟驚心動魄的發現歷程，以及令人嘆為觀止的科學原理、各種實用或充滿想像力的應用，以及未來的展望和隱憂。 微小細菌的免疫系統，如何變成強大的基因編輯技術， 這項科技又如何成為掌控生物演化的力量， CRISPR革命即將帶來前所未見的影響，我們準備好了嗎？ 得獎紀錄 ★...

Molecular Biology: Academic Cell Update Edition Study Guide aims to help students get a better grasp of important concepts in Molecular Biology: Academic Cell Update. Each of the chapters in this study guide contains a summary that lets students see the bigger picture, that is, how all the techniques...

In 2001 the Human Genome Project succeeded in mapping the DNA of humans. This landmark accomplishment launched the field of genomics, the integrated study of all the genes in the human body and the related biomedical interventions that can be tailored to benefit a person's health. Today genomics,...

This book is really helpful for someone who wants to start learning about genes and DNA. It is a well-written book describing all the introductory materials one would need to become current with genomes and genomics topics. It begins with an introduction to DNA and genes in chapter 1 and goes on from...

This is the first comprehensive, authoritative, and easy-to-understand introduction to modern epigenetics. Authored by two active researchers in the field, it introduces key concepts one step at a time, enabling students at all levels to benefit from it. The authors begin by presenting a historical overview...