Genetic Engineering
Principles and Methods
Published on 28. September 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVIII, 232 pages
978-1-4613-6884-7 (ISBN)
Description
This volume, as with the previous books in the series, presents state-of-the-art discussions in genetics and genetic engineering by focusing on plant science and technology, agriculture, cell biology, and medical research.
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Series
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XVIII, 232 p.
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
489 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4613-6884-7 (9781461368847)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4615-4199-8
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E-Book
12/2012
Springer
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11/2000
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
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Person
Jane K. Setlow
, PhD. has championed the field of genetics for over 30 years, agreeing to edit Genetic Engineering: Principles & Methods since its inception in 1979. An internationally recognized scientist with numerous publications, Dr. Setlow is the former Chairperson of the NIH Recombinant DNA Molecule Advisory Committee (RAC). Her lab can found at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York.
Content
Post-Transcriptional Light Regulation of Nuclear-Encoded Genes.- Novel Methods of Introducing Pest and Disease Resistance to Crop Plants.- Targeting Gene Repair in Mammalian Cells using Chimeric Oligonucleotides.- Exploring the Mechanism of Action of Insecticidal Proteins by Genetic Engineering Methods.- Enzyme Stabilization by Directed Evolution.- Et-Cloning: Think Recombination First.- Growth and Genetic Modification of Human ?-Cells and ?-Cell Precursors.- Elucidation of Biosynthetic Pathways by Retrodictive/ Predictive Comparison of Isotopomer Patterns Determined by NMR Spectroscopy.- Are Gene Silencing Mutants Good Tools for Reliable Transgene Expression or Reliable Silencing of Endogenous Genes in Plants?.- Manipulating Plant Viral RNA Transcription Signals.- Genetic Engineering Strategies for Hematologic Malignancies.- Telomerase and Cancer.