Screen LibraryDNA：how the biotech revolution is changing the way we fight disease
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Prometheus Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Amherst, N.Y. |
| Publication Dates: | 2007. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 333 p.: ill., port. ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781591024828 (hardcover : alk. paper) 159102482X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | Q523 |
| CLC: |
Q523 Q81 R456 |
| Call Number: | Q523/S836 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-312) and index. War! -- DNA -- From DNA to protein -- Recombinant DNA -- Collaboration -- The human genome project -- Tracking down the genome -- Immunity -- Immunity-Recognizing the enemy- Interferon -- Monoclonal antibodies -- Vaccines -- Antibiotics -- Bacteriophage as antibiotics -- Knockouts -- Antisense -- RNA interference -- Gene therapy -- Cloning -- Nuculear transfer and Dolly -- Stem cells -- Aging -- AIDS -- Alzheimer's Disease -- Asthma -- Atherosclerosis -- Bioterrorism -- Cancer -- Cancer prevention and treatment -- Cancer and angiogenesis inhibitors -- Using bacteria and viruses to treat cancer -- Breast cancer -- Cystic fibrosis -- Diabetes -- Erectile dysfunction -- Malaria -- Emerging diseases -- Obesity -- Future battlefields. |