Genetics

Ever since the International Human Genome Project achieved its extraordinary goal of sequencing and mapping the entire human genome, represented by approximately 3 billion base pairs, with its far-reaching implications for understanding the causes of...

This valuable handbook provides a detailed step-by step solution or lengthy discussion for every problem in the text. The handbook also features additional study aids, including extra study problems, chapter outlines, vocabulary exercises, and an...

Highly Commended in the 2006 BMA Medical Book Competition (Basic and clinical sciences) Medical Genetics provides medical and biomedical science students with an understanding of the basic principles of human genetics as they relate to clinical...

From the Foreword by Candy Cooley, formerly Genetics Awareness Programme Lead at the NHS National Genetics and Genomics Education Centre: "What a delight it is ... to read a book which takes complex scientific concepts and ensures they are...

In this revised and updated edition of Hunt's classic textbook, Human Intelligence, two research experts explain how key scientific studies have revealed exciting information about what intelligence is, where it comes from, why there are individual...

How race became embedded in a medical instrument In the antebellum South, plantation physicians used a new medical device-the spirometer-to show that lung volume and therefore vital capacity were supposedly less in black slaves than in white citizens. At...

Integrates biochemical, molecular, and cellular health and disease processes into one essential text! Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, and Genetics: An Integrated Textbook by Zeynep Gromley and Adam Gromley is the first to cover molecular...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250064448Author Gina KolataFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 228gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

Genomics of Rare Diseases: Understanding Disease Genetics Using Genomic Approaches, a new volume in the Translational and Applied Genomics series, offers readers a broad understanding of current knowledge on rare diseases through a genomics lens. This...

Advances in molecular genetics have led to the increasing availability of genetic testing for a variety of inherited disorders. While this new knowledge presents many obvious health benefits to prospective individuals and their families it also raises...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262543880Author Henry T. GreelyFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

This is a reference handbook for young researchers exploring gene and cell therapy. Gene therapy could be defined as a set of strategies modifying gene expression or correcting mutant/defective genes through the administration of DNA (or RNA) to cells,...

Over the last decade, technical advances have allowed genomic testing which provides a great opportunity for diagnosis but also an increased chance of uncertain or unexpected findings. This book addresses many of the questions that arise in this context...

Takes the fear out of learning about genetics and genomics for the nursing professional.With its focus on the basics of genetics and genomics in nursing practice, this resource is the first to fill the content gap in this important area. Its streamlined...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399536380Author Brandon ColbyFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984572021Author Susan Rex RyanFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Smilin Sue Publishing, LLCPublisher Smilin Sue Publishing, LLCWeight(grams)...

Genomics in the Clinic: A Practical Guide to Genetic Testing, Evaluation, and Counseling illustrates the current scope of the practice of genetics for healthcare professionals, so they can understand principles applicable to genetic testing and...

An eminent geneticist, veteran author, OMMG Series Editor, and noted archivist, Peter Harper presents a lively account of how our ideas and knowledge about human genetics have developed over the past century from the perspective of someone inside the...

Based on their extensive experience of clinical work, the authors emphasize the practical issues related to the healthcare of individuals and families. Genetics for the Health Sciences takes an holistic approach, from preconception to adulthood, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994741882Author Mark SloanFormat HardbackPage Count 290Imprint Endalldisease PublishingPublisher Endalldisease PublishingWeight(grams) 594gDimensions(mm)...

Aims To some, the field of neurogenetics appears perplexing and indecipherable. In this volume, we will address this issue by providing clinicians with a framework for dealing with these disorders. This book is not intended to be an in-depth,...

Biosocialities, Genetics and the Social Sciences explores the social, cultural and economic transformations that result from innovations in genomic knowledge and technology.This pioneering collection uses Paul Rabinow's concept of biosociality to chart...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789856835Author Payam BehzadiFormat HardbackPage Count 78Imprint IntechOpenPublisher IntechOpen

This book provides an overview of statistical concepts and basic methodology for the study of genetics of human traits and diseases. It attempts to provide a step-by-step description of problem identification, study design, methodology of data...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781098398514Author Marvin GinsburgFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint BookbabyPublisher BookbabyWeight(grams) 140g

'Visionary and exhilarating ... A work of astonishing scope and imagination' TIM COULSON'The book we need right now ... Essential reading' TOM ELLIS'A brilliantly crafted, sweeping exposition with profound insights' TIM WHITEImagine a future where we...

The new, fully updated edition of this successful book, brings together the combined experience of a leading dedicated unit over 25 years in delivering expert medical and surgical care to children with DSD (DisordersDifferences of Sex Development) in a...

This basic and interdisciplinary textbook describes the essential concepts and techniques that have been developed for gene transfer, genome editing, and gene therapy. These are recent technologies that have revolutionized conventional approaches to...

Master the ideas that have shaped the study of genetics today.In a series of 50 accessible essays, Mark Henderson and Helen Sims introduce and explain the central ideas of genetics, beginning with the theory of evolution to the very latest, cutting-edge...

In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick unveiled the double helix structure of DNA. The discovery was a profound moment in the history of science, but solving the structure of the genetic material did not reveal what the human genome sequence actually...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798223821588Author Dr Ankita KashyapFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Virtued PressPublisher Virtued PressWeight(grams) 209g

Fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited form of mental retardation. Now substantially revised and updated, this acclaimed book discusses the clinical approach to diagnosing the disorder, supported by the latest research in epidemiology, molecular...

Six new chapters on vital topics of interest such as multilocus SNP genotyping (SNP chips), RNAi, ChIP-chip, and genomic tiling arraysNew edition responds to reviewers' and users' desire for greater coverage-now the most useful handbook on the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798330601608Author August RainesFormat HardbackPage Count 74Imprint Quillquest PublishersPublisher Quillquest PublishersWeight(grams) 218g

Drug- and gene delivery to the brain is highly restricted by the vascular barriers of the brain, denoted by the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and the blood-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) barriers. Among these barriers, BBB is the main limiting factor. It is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789533079363Author Dijana Plaseska-KaranfilskaFormat HardbackPage Count 302Imprint In TechPublisher In TechWeight(grams) 680g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789535111979Author Carol BernsteinFormat HardbackPage Count 134Imprint In TechPublisher In TechWeight(grams) 417g

Since the advent of the Human Genome Project, an increasing number of disease-causing genes have been discovered and, in some cases, genetic tests developed. However, this is only the first step. The second, much larger phase is the analysis of the total...

Together with early theoretical work in population genetics, the debate on sources of genetic makeup initiated by proponents of the neutral theory made a solid contribution to the spectacular growth in statistical methodologies for molecular evolution...

The heat-shock proteins in E. coli are transiently overexpressed af- ter shift to a higher growth temperature. The genes that encode the HSPs are preceded by promoters transcribed in vitro by a form of RNA poly- 32 32 merase holoenzyme containing a 32-kd...