Understanding DNA and Gene Cloning: A Guide for the CuriousDo You Realize How Much Impact DNA Technology has on Your Life Today? Registering your child's DNA with the police.bold new medical cures.the perfect tomato.gene cloning and DNA manipulation are no longer remote events that will have impact in your life - they are today's headlines! In this highly-acclaimed guide, Karl Drlica fully explains the basis of the ongoing genetic revolution. He guides you through the science and technology you need to understand the issues and make crucial decisions. Each step of the way he explains complex topics using easy-to-understand analogies. This basic information will help you: * Take advantage of the benefits emerging from the new genetics. * Protect yourself from the discrimination that may arise from release of genetic information. * Make informed political decisions about how much DNA technology will impact your life. "With the Genetic Revolution happening in the court rooms and doctors offices, this book is required reading for jurors, those concerned with genetic disease, or just the curious!"- Richard R. Sinden, Ph. D., Center for Genome Research, Texas A&M University "Successful investing in biotechnology requires knowledge of the science which drives it. Karl Drlica explains it in layman's terms."- Edward F. Tills, Second Vice President, Financial Consultant, Smith Barney, Inc. "The best text available to give the non-scientist or the scientist from a different field the necessary information to appreciate the implications of the latest genetic revolution."- Robert G. Fowler, Ph.D., San Jose University |
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... clone genes into laboratory bacteria , which are generally quite weak com- pared to wild strains , and if the " engineered " bacteria containing the plasmids and cloned genes were to accidentally escape from the laboratory , the ...
... clone genes into laboratory bacteria , which are generally quite weak com- pared to wild strains , and if the " engineered " bacteria containing the plasmids and cloned genes were to accidentally escape from the laboratory , the ...
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... ( 2 ) how the purified protein product of a gene interacts with other proteins , with DNA , and with small molecules . Gene cloning makes it possible 179 Using Cloned Genes Gene structure, expression vectors, and gene function.
... ( 2 ) how the purified protein product of a gene interacts with other proteins , with DNA , and with small molecules . Gene cloning makes it possible 179 Using Cloned Genes Gene structure, expression vectors, and gene function.
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... genes thus far unidentified . Control regions can also be spotted when their sequences are similar to those known to control the expression of other genes . Thus nucleotide sequence analysis is a major tool in studying DNA anatomy . CLONING ...
... genes thus far unidentified . Control regions can also be spotted when their sequences are similar to those known to control the expression of other genes . Thus nucleotide sequence analysis is a major tool in studying DNA anatomy . CLONING ...
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