Genetics (Non-medical)

Until fairly recently, genetic information was used primarily in the diagnosis of relatively rare genetic diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and Hun...

First published in 1998. This book is targeted at the beginner who has little or no knowledge of the principles or practice of hybridization.  This...

Life on Earth would be impossible without plants. Humans rely on plants for most clothing, furniture, food, as well as for many pharmaceuticals and...

"The DNA Mystique is a wake-up call to all who would dismiss America's love affair with 'the gene' as a merely eccentric obsession."--In These Time...

"Comprehensively researched, abundantly illustrated and written in accessible and engaging prose . . . With great skill, Poore weaves diverse types...

The most important investigation of genetic science since The Selfish Gene, from the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling The Red Qu...

Containing contributions from experts from the USA, Europe and New Zealand, this book provides an overview of the molecular mechanisms associated w...

Ten years after the Human Genome Project’s completion the life sciences stand in a moment of uncertainty, transition, and contestation. The postgen...

Ten years after the Human Genome Project’s completion the life sciences stand in a moment of uncertainty, transition, and contestation. The postgen...

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.This important book explores recent research by experts in the field pertaining to the role pl...

From the gene that causes people to age prematurely to the "bitter gene" that may spawn broccoli haters, this book explores a few of the more exoti...