Fine-Tuning Life - A Guide to Micrornas, Your Genome''s Master Regulators

"Uncover the groundbreaking world of microRNA in this captivating book. Follow their discovery, delve into their unique purpose within cells, and explore their applications in medicine and healthcare. Perfect for students of neuroscience, life sciences such as biochemistry and genetics and the curious public alike"--

Table des matières

Introduction A journey with microRNA; 1. Discovered! A new regulator of gene activity; 2. MicroRNAs emerge as master controllers; 3. Epic journey: From biogenesis to extinction; 4. Opening act: Fine-tuning during development; 5. MicroRNAs shape the machinery of our minds; 6. Centre of the electrical storm: MicroRNAs and epilepsy; 7. MicroRNAs become medicines; 8. Circulating microRNAs provide a diagnosis; 9. Finale and encore for microRNAs.

A propos de l'auteur

David C. Henshall is professor of molecular physiology and neuroscience and Director of the FutureNeuro Research Centre at the RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Dublin, Ireland. He has published 250 articles and book chapters and is an authority on models, mechanisms and treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: David C Henshall, David C. (Rcsi University of Medicine & Henshall, David C. (RCSI University of Medicine & Health Sciences Henshall, Henshall David C.
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 30.06.2024
• EAN: 9781009466424
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0946642-4
• Pages: 280
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Médecine > Spécialités non cliniques; Evolution, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry, MEDICAL / History, MEDICAL / Genetics, MEDICAL / Neurology, SCIENCE / Chemistry / Clinical, Psychiatry, biochemistry, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, History of Medicine, chemistry, Neurosciences, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Medical Genetics, Human biology, MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY, Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences, Evolution / Evolutionary biology