Genomics

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Written by the successful author team of Sandy Primrose and RichardTwyman, Genomics: Applications in Human Biology is a topicalbook showing how the new science of genomics is adding impetus tothe advances in human health provided by biotechnology. * * Written to provide the necessary overview of the subject,covering technological developments, applications and (wherenecessary) the ethical implications. * Divided into three sections, the first section introduces therole of biotechnology and genomics in medicine and sets out some ofthe technological advances that have been the basis of recentmedical breakthroughs. * The second section takes a closer look at how biotechnology andgenomics are influencing the prevention and treatment of differentcategories of disease. * Finally the contribution of biotechnology and genomics to thedevelopment of different types of therapy is described, includingconventional drugs, recombinant proteins and gene/celltherapies. * References to appropriate sections in other two popular books,authored by Sandy Primrose and Richard Twyman, are included -Principles of Gene Manipulation and Principles of Gene Analysis andGenomics. * Features several categories of boxed text, including historyboxes (describing the origins and development of particulartechnologies or treatments), molecular boxes (featuring themolecular basis of diseases or treatments in more detail) and ethicboxes (which discusses the ethical implications of technologydevelopment and new therapies).

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Sandy B. Primrose

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Biotechnologie i. d. Biowissenschaften Biotechnology Biowissenschaften Genomforschung u. Proteomik Genomics & Proteomics Life Sciences

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"Genomics is the more specialised...but still manages to cover an impressive array of topics relevant to human biology, including infectious disease, cancer and biopharmaceuticals. Wherever possible, the authors have gone out of their way to link technology and biological application." Paul B. Rainey, Times Higher Education Supplement, March 2004
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