DNA : how the biotech revolution is changing the way we fight disease /
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| Author / Creator: | Stephenson, Frank H. |
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| Imprint: | Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, c2007. |
| Description: | 333 p. : ill., port. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7094210 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Part 1. Where the Revolution Begins
- Chapter 1. War!
- Chapter 2. DNA
- Chapter 3. From DNA to Protein
- Chapter 4. Recombinant DNA
- Chapter 5. Collaboration
- Chapter 6. Sequencing DNA
- Chapter 7. The Human Genome Project
- Chapter 8. Tracking Down the Genome
- Part 2. Weapons of War-the Arsenal
- Chapter 9. Immunity
- Chapter 10. Immunity-Recognizing the Enemy
- Chapter 11. Interferon
- Chapter 12. Monoclonal Antibodies
- Chapter 13. Vaccines
- Chapter 14. Antibiotics
- Chapter 15. Bacteriophage as Antibiotics
- Chapter 16. Knockouts
- Chapter 17. Antisense
- Chapter 18. RNA Interference
- Chapter 19. Gene Therapy
- Chapter 20. Cloning
- Chapter 21. Nuclear Transfer and Dolly
- Chapter 22. Stem Cells
- Part 3. Targeting Our Weapons
- Chapter 23. Aging
- Chapter 24. AIDS
- Chapter 25. Alzheimer's Disease
- Chapter 26. Asthma
- Chapter 27. Atherosclerosis
- Chapter 28. Bioterrorism
- Chapter 29. Cancer
- Chapter 30. Cancer Prevention and Treatment
- Chapter 31. Cancer and Angiogenesis Inhibitors
- Chapter 32. Using Bacteria and Viruses to Treat Cancer
- Chapter 33. Breast Cancer
- Chapter 34. Cystic Fibrosis
- Chapter 35. Diabetes
- Chapter 36. Erectile Dysfunction
- Chapter 37. Malaria
- Chapter 38. Emerging Diseases
- Chapter 39. Obesity
- Chapter 40. Future Battlefields
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Index
