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Dale and von Schantz (both, Univ. of Surrey, UK) offer a well-written and fairly comprehensive guide to molecular genetics techniques aimed at students who have completed an introductory course in genetics or molecular biology. The coverage ranges from established techniques like DNA cloning to recent advances including microarray analysis. The book is not a laboratory manual, but rather a description of current molecular genetics techniques. It would be a useful supplement for students taking laboratory courses in molecular genetics who need background information on the basic procedures. The content is reasonably up-to-date, although it lacks coverage of RNA interference, a technique that has become widespread over the past two years. This book would be a useful addition to libraries that have copies of Principles of Gene Manipulation, by Sandy Primrose, Richard Twyman, and Bob Old (6th ed., 2001). ^BSumming Up: Optional. Upper-division undergraduates. P. Guilfoile Bemidji State University
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