An introduction to genetic engineering /
Desmond S. T. Nicholl
- 3rd ed.
- Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press , c2009
- xii, 336 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introducing molecular biology -- Working with nucleic acids -- The tools of the trade -- Host cells and vectors -- Cloning strategies -- The polymerase chain reaction -- Selection, screening, and analysis of recombinants -- Bioinformatics -- Understanding genes, genomes, and otheromes' -- Genetic engineering and biotechnology -- Medical and forensic applications of gene manipulation -- Transgenic plants and animals -- The other sort of cloning-- Brave new world or genetic nightmare?