• ISBN13: 9780470843604
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publisher Imprint: Wiley
• Publication Date: June 14, 2002
• Pages: 209
• Original Price: GBP 123.95
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 626 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Life Sciences / Molecular Biology, Life Sciences / Biochemistry, and Biochemistry

The enormous advances made in molecular biology have allowed scientists to manipulate DNA with relative ease. This means that molecular biology has become a widely-used tool for answering scientific questions that may be quite unrelated to genetics and cell biology.

This new book focuses on the most important techniques needed by undergraduate and post-graduate students when undertaking research in this area. Written in an accessible style and adopting a 'discovery' approach, to encourage the students to explore and experiment for them selves, this book will be invaluable to novices required and interested in learning these techniques.
* Students will evaluate the effect of genetic engineering through the practical application of wet biochemistry techniques and prepare mutations that can be evaluated by other classes.
* Coverage will include computer tutorials for sequencing and genomics and will possibly include some coverage of molecular modelling too.
* Guidelines on searching the primary literature, oral reports, laboratory notebooks record keeping and report writing will either be included within appendices at the back of the book, or on a supplementary web site linked to the book.

Brenda Spangler has over 30 years experience in the field of protein chemistry and protein toxins, specializing in ligand-receptior molecular recognition.