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DNA : a graphic guide to the molecule that shook the world / Israel Rosenfield, Edward Ziff, & Borin Van Loon.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780231142700 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780231142717 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0231142706 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0231142714 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xii, 257 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, c2011.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 257).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- A brief history of genetics -- What is DNA? -- The new biology -- DNA replication -- What information is stored in a gene? -- Where did the notion of messenger RNA come from? -- Transcription -- Translation -- Genetic code -- PaJaMo and the Operon -- The diversity of gene expression -- A brief reminder of relative size -- A brief reminder of genes in humans -- Prokaryotes versus eukaryotes -- Restriction enzymes and genetic engineering -- Cloning and sequencing genes -- Exons, introns, and splicing -- Chromatin and histones -- Gene families -- Controlling genes for antibodies -- Chromosomes -- Telomeres -- Imprinting and microRNAs : "hidden" layers of gene regulation -- Epigenetics -- Prions -- The Human Genome Project -- The human genome unveiled -- High throughput sequencing -- SNPs -- Manipulating the genome -- Cloning the organism : the history -- From the nucleus of an intestinal cell to a whole frog -- Making tissues from stem cells -- Going in the other direction : changing mature cells to stem cells -- The impact of new genetics on medical research -- Diagnosis -- DNA and the judicial system -- PCR -- The impact of DNA -- Biotechnology -- The origin of life -- Tinkering -- Selfish genes -- Evolving evolution : sources of Darwinian theory -- The big gene bet of the last millennium (1999 A.D.) -- The twists and turns of history : the problems with gradualism -- Watching evolution in action : changes in the stickleback fish -- DNA and genetics and the changing view of human evolution -- Human evolution and the DNA beginnings of vocal expression : birdsong and language -- Epilogue to the first edition.
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- Subject:
- DNA > Popular works.
- Genre:
- Graphic novels.
Graphic novels > United States.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | YA GRAPH 572.86 ROSE 2011 | 279246 | YA Graphic | Available | - |
| A brief history of genetics | ||
| What is DNA | ||
| The new biology | ||
| DNA replication | ||
| What information is stored in a gene? | ||
| Where did the notion of messenger RNA come from? | ||
| Transcription | ||
| Translation | ||
| Genetic code | ||
| Pajamo and the operon | ||
| The diversity of gene expression | ||
| A brief reminder of relative size | ||
| A brief reminder of genes in humans | ||
| Prokaryotes versus eukaryotes | ||
| Restriction enzymes and genetic engineering | ||
| Cloning and sequencing genes | ||
| Exons, introns, and splicing | ||
| Chromatin and histones | ||
| Gene families | ||
| Controlling genes for antibodies | ||
| Chromosomes | ||
| Telomeres | ||
| Imprinting and microRNAs: hidden layers of gene regulation | ||
| Epigenetics | ||
| Prions | ||
| The human genome project | ||
| The human genome unveiled | ||
| High throughput sequencing | ||
| Snps | ||
| Manipulating the genome | ||
| Cloning the organism the history | ||
| From the nucleus of an intestinal cell to a whole frog | ||
| Making tissues from stem cells | ||
| Going in the other direction: changing mature cells to stem cells | ||
| The impact of new genetics on medical research | ||
| Diagnosis | ||
| DNA and the judicial system | ||
| PCR | ||
| The impact of dna | ||
| Biotechnology | ||
| The origin of life | ||
| Tinkering | ||
| Selfish genes | ||
| Evolving evolution sources of Darwinian theory | ||
| The big gene bet of the last millennium (1999 a.d.) | ||
| The twists and turns of history: the problems with gradualism | ||
| Watching evolution in action: changes in the stickleback fish | ||
| DNA and genetics and the changing view of human evolution | ||
| Human migration | ||
| Human evolution and the DNA beginnings of vocal expression: birdsong and language. |