Understanding Genes and GMOs
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Understanding Genes and GMOs

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Understanding Genes and GMOs

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The rapid progress in genomics and related technologies has increased interest in genetically modified organisms (GMOs). This concise and highly readable book equips the reader with essential information about what genes are, how they work, and how they can be modified and used in biotechnology. The book starts with a summary of the beginnings of life, the structure and components of living organisms, and an outline of genetic engineering.

The coverage of human genetics spans race, human evolution and migration, the sex chromosomes, gene therapy, and forensic science. A separate chapter is devoted to the genetics and evolution of some of the major disease-causing organisms. On environmental genetics, the book considers the risks of releasing agricultural GM plants, as well as bioremediation and metal extraction by GM plants. Applications of genetic modification in agriculture — pest-resistant plants, herbicide resistance, and improved foods — are presented as part of a discussion on sustainable agriculture to emphasize the role played by GM plants in relation to chemicals, analytic techniques, and organic farming.

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Publisher
WSPC
Year
2007
ISBN
9789813101647
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Genetics & Genomics
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Chapter 1. Getting Started
  4. Chapter 2. Life: Cells, Organisms & Evolution
  5. Chapter 3. How Biological Molecules Are Put Together
  6. Chapter 4. What Is a Gene?
  7. Chapter 5. How Do Genes Work?
  8. Chapter 6. Genetic Engineering
  9. Chapter 7. DNA Amplification & Analysis
  10. Chapter 8. Genes in the Natural World
  11. Chapter 9. People & Our Genes
  12. Chapter 10. Genetics of Some of Our Pathogens
  13. Chapter 11. Biotechnology & Sustainable Agriculture
  14. Chapter 12. GMOs in Agriculture
  15. Chapter 13. Patents, Regulations & the Future
  16. Glossary
  17. Index