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

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Eugene Rosenberg has been a professor at UCLA and Tel Aviv University for more than 50 years, teaching and directing research in microbiology and biochemistry. After receiving his PhD in Biochemistry at Columbia University in 1961, he received a Postdoctoral Fellowship to work with the Nobel Prize Laureate Lord Todd in Cambridge, England. He was then appointed Asst. Professor in Molecular Biology at UCLA, where he taught and did research for eight years. Dr. Rosenberg then moved to Tel Aviv University and was appointed Professor and Chairman of the Department of Molecular Microbiology, where he is now an “active? Professor Emeritus. He has published 260 scientific articles in professional journals, including Nature, Science and PNAS, 10 books and 18 patents, and he is known for his clear writing style. During his career, he has been awarded several prizes for his research including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Fogarty International Scholarship in Residence at NIH, the PanLab Award, and the prestigious Proctor & Gamble Award from the American Society of Microbiology. He is a member of the American Academy of Microbiology and a founding member of the European Academy of Microbiology.

List of contents

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

Product details

• Authors: Rosenberg, Eugene Rosenberg, Eugene (Tel Aviv University Rosenberg, Rosenberg Eugene
• Publisher: Academic Press London
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9780128125021
• ISBN: 978-0-12-812502-1
• No. of pages: 218
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, MEDICAL / Geriatrics, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biophysics, biochemistry, Oncology, Geriatric medicine, Age groups: the elderly, Biophysics, Genetics (non-medical), Developmental biology, MEDICAL / Oncology / General, Age groups: the elderly / old age