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Author:   Robert A. Meyers
Publisher:   Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Imprint:   Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.60cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.386kg
ISBN:  

9783527305476

ISBN 10:   3527305475
Pages:   698
Publication Date:   16 March 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Preface.Editor-in-Chief.Editorial Board.Contents.List of Contributors.Color Plates.Fungal Biotechnology (Brian McNeil, Linda M. Harvey).Gaucher Disease, Molecular Biology of (Ernest Beutler).Gel Electrophoresis, 2D-difference (John F. Timms).Gene Distribution in the Human Genome (Yujing Zeng, Javier Garcia-Frias, Adam G. Marsh).Gene Expression and Replication of Picornaviruses (Christopher T. Cornell, Bert L. Semler).Gene Mapping and Chromosome Evolution by Fluorescence-Activated Chromosome Sorting (Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith).Gene Mapping by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (Barbara G. Beatty, Henry H.Q. Heng).Gene Targeting (Michael M. Seidman, John H. Wilson).Gene Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (Michael E. Rosenfeld, Alan D. Attie).Genetic Analysis of Populations (Rus A. Hoelzel).Genetic Engineering of Hemoglobin (Jeremy Tame).Genetic Engineering of Vaccines (Tilahun D. Yilma, Leslie A. Jones, Paulo H. Verardi).Genetic Intelligence, Evolution of (David S. Thaler, Bradley T. Messmer).Genetic Variation and Molecular Evolution (Werner Arber).Genetics and Molecular Biology of Lung Cancer (Jack A. Roth).Genetics, Molecular Basis of (D. Peter Snustad).Genome Scanning Method; Restriction Landmark Genomic Scanning (RLGS) (Hisato Okuizumi, Tomoki Matsuyama, Yoshihide Hayashizaki).Genomic DNA Libraries, Construction and Applications (Eugene R. Zabarovsky).Genomic Imprinting, Molecular Genetics of (Robert Feil, Yuji Goto, David Umlauf).Genomic Responses to Oxidative Stress (John G. Scandalios).Genomic Sequencing (Core Article) (Todd Charles Wood, Jeffrey P. Tomkins).Glycobiology (Akira Kobata).Glycoproteins: Roles in Cellular Homeostasis and Disease (Michael William King).Gonad Differentiation Genetics (Stephen S. Wachtel).Growth Factors (Antony W. Burgess).Glossary of Basic Terms.The Twenty Amino Acids that are Combined to Form Proteins in Living Things.The Twenty Amino Acids with Abbreviations and Messenger RNA Code Designations.Complementary Strands of DNA with Base Pairing.

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There are excellent reviews for the 1st ed. Encyclopedia for Molecular Biology and Molecular Medicine, which will serve as a model for the new edition with respect to aims, structure, and contents: ...an authoritative reference source of the highest quality... It is extremely well written and well illustrated... (American Reference Books Annual (Library & Information Science Annual)) This series can be recommended without hesitation to a broad readership including students and qualified researchers...articles...set-up facilitates easy reading and rapid understanding...overwhelming amount of valuable data. (Molecular Biology Reports) ...highly valuable and recommendable both for libraries and for laboratory use. (FEBS Letters) This series is a classic... (Molecular Medicine Today (Trends in Molecular Medicine))

"There are excellent reviews for the 1st ed. Encyclopedia for Molecular Biology and Molecular Medicine, which will serve as a model for the new edition with respect to aims, structure, and contents: ""...an authoritative reference source of the highest quality... It is extremely well written and well illustrated..."" (American Reference Books Annual (Library & Information Science Annual)) ""This series can be recommended without hesitation to a broad readership including students and qualified researchers...articles...set-up facilitates easy reading and rapid understanding...overwhelming amount of valuable data."" (Molecular Biology Reports) ""...highly valuable and recommendable both for libraries and for laboratory use."" (FEBS Letters) ""This series is a classic..."" (Molecular Medicine Today (Trends in Molecular Medicine))"

Author Information

Dr. Meyers earned his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of California Los Angeles, was a post-doctoral fellow at California Institute of Technology and manager of chemical processes for TRW Inc. He has published in Science, written or edited 12 scientific books and his research has been reviewed in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. He is one of the most prolific science editors in the world having originated, organized and served as Editor-in-Chief of three editions of the Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, the Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry and two editions of the present Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine.

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