Overview
This text brings together researchers from the disciplines of clinical research, basic molecular biology, immunology, cell biology, epidemiology, and mathematical biology to present perspectives on both the molecular biology and molecular evolution of HIV. The book is divided into three sections: ""Introduction to HIV"" explores the fundamentals of the virus's molecular biology in its global diversity; ""Molecular Methods for Studying HIV Diversity"" looks at such topics as HIV phylogenetics, modelling the molecular evolution of HIV sequences, the use of phylogenetic inference to test an HIV transmission hypothesis, and coalescent approaches to HIV population genetics; and the third section, ""Case Studies of HIV Evolution"" examines the levels of diversity within and among host individuals, the phylogenetics of known transmission histories, and HIV evolution and disease progression via longitudinal studies. The contributors include John M. Coffin, Esther Guzman, Edward C. Holmes, Marcia L. Kalish, Thomas Leitner, Alan R. Templeton and Gerald H. Learn.
Full Product Details
Author: Keith A. Crandall (Assistant Professor, Brigham Young University)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.680kg
ISBN: 9780801861512
ISBN 10: 0801861519
Pages: 520
Publication Date: 21 June 1999
Recommended Age: From 17
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
As a model for viral evolution, this book is a gold mine. [It] should be used as a starting point for those who want to browse the huge literature on the subject... [and] to those who devise policies for the containment of the epidemic. European Molecular Biology Organization Reports
As a model for viral evolution, this book is a gold mine. [It] should be used as a starting point for those who want to browse the huge literature on the subject... [and] to those who devise policies for the containment of the epidemic. * European Molecular Biology Organization Reports *
<p> As a model for viral evolution, this book is a gold mine. [It] should be used as a starting point for those who want to browse the huge literature on the subject... [and] to those who devise policies for the containment of the epidemic. -- European Molecular Biology Organization Reports
Author Information
Keith A. Crandall is assistant professor of zoology at Brigham Young University.
