Dictionary of DNA and Genome Technology

Paul Singleton

apr. 2008 · Säljs av John Wiley & Sons

Om den här e-boken

DNA technology has a vital role in diverse fields such as criminal investigation and gene therapy – dynamic areas involving many specialized terms and techniques. This unique dictionary offers current, detailed, accessible information to lecturers, researchers, students and technicians throughout the biomedical sciences.

• More up-to-date than existing textbooks in many aspects of DNA technology – with over 1,000 references from mainstream journals
  
• Clear explanations of terms, techniques, and tests, including commercial systems, with detailed coverage of many important procedures and methods
  
• Explains not only well-established methodology but includes new technology and data from the latest research journals, going well beyond the remit of most science dictionaries
  
• Essay-style entries on many major topics to assist newcomers to the field
  
• Covers topics relevant to medicine (diagnosis and gene therapy); veterinary science; biotechnology; biochemistry; pharmaceutical science/drug development; molecular biology; microbiology; epidemiology; genomics; environmental science; plant science/agriculture; taxonomy; and forensic science

Om författaren

For more than 30 years Paul Singleton has been an independent writer and editor in biomedical science. His works include DNA Methods in Clinical Microbiology; Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology; Bacteria in Biology, Biotechnology and Medicine; and Antimicrobial Drug Action.