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Author(s): Israel Rosenfield, Edward Ziff, Borin Van Loon
ISBN(s): 9780231142700, 0231142706
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 32.44 MB
Year: 2011
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0231142706

ISBN 13: 9780231142700

Author: Israel Rosenfield, Edward Ziff, Borin Van Loon

A graphic portrayal of a complicated science for a wide range of readers, full of humor, depth, and philosophical and historical insight.   Suitable for use in and out of the classroom, this volume covers DNA’s many marvels, from its original discovery in 1869 to early-twentieth-century debates on the mechanisms of inheritance and the deeper nature of life’s evolution and variety.   Even readers who lack a background in science and philosophy will learn a tremendous amount from this engaging narrative. The book elucidates DNA’s relationship to health and the cause and cure of disease. It also covers the creation of new life forms, nanomachines, and perspectives on crime detection, and considers the philosophical sources of classical Darwinian theory and recent, radical changes in the understanding of evolution itself. Already these developments have profoundly affected our notions about living things. Borin Van Loon’s humorous illustrations recount the contributions of Gregor Mendel, Frederick Griffith, James Watson, and Francis Crick, among other biologists, scientists, and researchers, and vividly depict the modern controversies surrounding the Human Genome Project and cloning.   “A unique, richly detailed, and fun biography of DNA grounded in deep historical and philosophical knowledge . . . Everything we need to know about biology’s most important molecule.” —Olive Sacks, author of Everything In Its Place   “A remarkable book . . . Novel, easy to read, and fun . . . I spent many years mastering genetics yet learned new and valuable things from this book.” —Robert Trivers, author of Wild Life: Adventures of an Evolutionary Biologist

Table of contents:

  1. Introduction
  2. A Brief History of Genetics
  3. What is DNA?
  4. The New Biology
  5. DNA Replication
  6. What Information is Stored in a Gene?
  7. Where Did the Notion of Messenger RNA Come From?
  8. Transcription
  9. Translation
  10. Genetic Code
  11. PaJaMo and the Operon
  12. The Diversity of Gene Expression
  13. A Brief Reminder of Relative Size
  14. A Brief Reminder of Genes in Humans
  15. Prokaryotes versus Eukaryotes
  16. Restriction Enzymes and Genetic Engineering
  17. Cloning and Sequencing Genes
  18. Exons, Introns, and Splicing
  19. Chromatin and Histones
  20. Gene Families
  21. Controlling Genes for Antibodies
  22. Chromosomes
  23. Telomeres
  24. Imprinting and Micro RNAs:
  25. Epigenetics
  26. Prions
  27. The Human Genome Project
  28. The Human Genome Unveiled
  29. High Throughput Sequencing
  30. SNPs
  31. Manipulating the Genome
  32. Cloning the Organism – The History
  33. From the Nucleus of an Intestinal Cell to a Whole Frog
  34. Making Tissues from Stem Cells
  35. Going in the Other Direction: Changing Mature Cells to Stem Cells
  36. The Impact of New Genetics on Medical Research
  37. Diagnosis
  38. DNA and the Judicial System
  39. PCR
  40. The Impact of DNA
  41. Biotechnology
  42. The Origin of Life
  43. Tinkering
  44. Selfish Genes
  45. Evolving Evolution – Sources of Darwinian Theory
  46. The Big Gene Bet of the Last Millennium (1999 A.D.)
  47. The Twists and Turns of History: The Problems with Gradualism
  48. Watching Evolution in Action: Changes in the Stickleback Fish
  49. DNA and Genetics and the Changing View of Human Evolution
  50. Human Evolution and the DNA Beginnings of Vocal Expression: Birdsong and Language

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