It's in Your DNA
From Discovery to Structure, Function and Role in Evolution, Cancer and Aging

State-of-the-art summary on the discovery of DNA and what is known about its role in a variety of important life processes

Eugene Rosenberg (Author)

9780128125021

Paperback, published 13 April 2017

218 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.5 cm, 0.36 kg

Approx.202 pages

1. The Beginning2. Chemistry of DNA3. DNA is the Genetic Material4. DNA in Three Dimensions: the Double Helix5. Duplicating DNA6. From Genes to Enzymes7. Cracking the Genetic Code8. DNA Sequencing and PCR9. Jumping Genes10. Genetic Engineering11. Human Genome12. Human Microbiome: We are Not Alone13. Contribution of Microbes to the Health of Humans, Animals and Plants 14. Origin of Nucleic Acids and the First Cells15. Evolution: From Darwin to the Hologenome Concept16. DNA and Cancer17. DNA, Aging and Death

Subject Areas: Oncology [MJCL]