Genetic Engineering: Principles and Methods

by Jane Setlow (Editor)

Overview

The newest installment in this superb series presents descriptions of the latest DNA recombinants molecule technology. The text combines reports on basic research in genetics with discussions of specific new industrial applications (as well as refinements of older ones) that are likely to prove highly profitable in the years to come.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781468447958
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	12/28/2012
Series:	Genetic Engineering: Principles and Methods , #6
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984
Pages:	346
Product dimensions:	0.00(w) x 0.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Biochemical and Genetic Analysis of Adenovirus DNA Replication In Vitro.- Immunoscreening—gtll Recombinant DNA Expression Libraries.- In Situ Hybridization to Cellular RNAs.- Computer Methods to Locate Genes and Signals in Nucleic Acid Sequences.- Biochemical and Molecular Techniques in Maize Research.- Analysis of Chromosome Replication with Eggs of Xenopus Laevis.- Molecular Genetic Approaches to Bacterial Pathogenicity to Plants.- Synthesis of Hybridization Probes and RNA Substrates with SP6 RNA Polymerase.- Identification and Isolation of Clones by Immunological Screening of cDNA Expression Libraries.- Molecular Studies on the Cytomegaloviruses of Mice and Men.- Gene Transfer with Retrovirus Vectors.- HPRT Gene Transfer as a Model for Gene Therapy.- Catabolic Plasmids: Their Analysis and Utilization in the Manipulation of Bacterial Metabolic Activities.- Transcription of Cloned Eukaryotic Ribosomal RNA Genes.- DNA Markers in Huntington’s Disease.