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It's in your DNA : from discovery to structure, function and role in evolution, cancer and aging /

"[This book] describes, in a clear, approachable manner, the progression of the experiments that eventually led to our current understanding of DNA. This fascinating work tells the whole story from the discovery of DNA and its structure, how it replicates, codes for proteins, and our current ab...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rosenberg, Eugene (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2017]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Beginning
  • Chemistry of DNA
  • DNA Is the Genetic Material
  • DNA in Three Dimensions : The Double Helix
  • Duplicating DNA
  • From Genes to Enzymes
  • Cracking the Genetic Code
  • DNA Sequencing and PCR
  • Jumping Genes
  • Genetic Engineering
  • The Human Genome
  • Human Microbiome : We Are Not Alone
  • Contribution of Microbes to the Health of Humans, Animals, and Plants
  • Origin of Nucleic Acids and the First Cells
  • Evolution : From Darwin to the Hologenome Concept
  • DNA and Cancer
  • DNA, Aging, and Death.