Recombinant DNA (2nd) Second Edition

by James D. Watson

The Third Edition of this landmark text presents a cutting edge reflection of the new world of genomes and genomics. New coauthors Richard M. Myers and Amy A. Caudy join Nobel laureate James D. Watson and Jan A. Witkowski to offer an authoritative, accessible, and engaging report from the front lines of modern scientific inquiry. The authors, drawing on their research expertise, have selected the most relevant and exciting examples of currentresearch RNAi, epigenetics, large scale genomics, cancer, hauman genetics, and DNA fingerprinting-and provide the reader with a foundation in the basic principles of genetics and genomics, selecting examples from the past100 years. An expert summary of the remarkable role of genomics and recombinant DNAtechnology in modern society, Recombinant DNA 3rd edition is an essential text for undergraduate, graduate amd professional courses in bi ology, genetics, genomics, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology genetic ingineering, biotechnology, and bioinformatics.

Genres: Science, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Biology

Paperback

Published January 1, 1998

About the author

In 1928, James D. Watson was born in Chicago. Watson, who co-discovered the double helix structure of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) at age 25, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962, along with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins. His bird-watching hobby prompted his interest in genetics. He earned his B.Sc. degree in zoology from the University of Chicago in 1947, and his Ph.D. from Indiana University in Bloomington in 1950. He worked with Wilkins and Francis Crick at Cavendish Laboratory in England in 1951-1953, when they discovered the structure of DNA. Watson became a member of the Harvard Biology Department in 1956, then a full professor in 1961. His book The Double Helix, which was published in 1968, became a bestseller. Watson was appointed director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island in 1968, and became its president in 1994. As director of the National Center for Human Genome Research at the NIH in 1989, Watson launched the worldwide campaign to map and sequence the human genome. Watson was an outspoken unbeliever who considered that human progress had been shackled by the idea of divine fate, and that human beings should do their utmost to improve the future. In a Youngstown State University speech, Watson said, "The biggest advantage to believing in God is you don't have to understand anything, no physics, no biology. I wanted to understand" (The Vindicator, Dec. 2, 2003).

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Reviews

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm such a dork. I actually read this in high school, for fun.

[Hand · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good for appreciating the field and understanding its fundamentals. For Instance doesn't just explain what chromosomes are, it explains why they exist

[Toluwa Abudiore · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a recommended text for the cell and Molecular Biology module on my Masters degree. It is very informative and a good start in understanding genes and genomes.

[Lidia]

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