C. elegans; methods and applications.9781588295972 C. elegans C. elegans A nematode (Caenorhabditis elegans) that lives in soil, feeds on bacteria, and reaches lengths of about 1 mm (0.04 inch). It was the first animal whose genome was completely sequenced, and is widely used as a "model organism" by ; methods and applications. Ed. by Kevin Strange. Humana Press Inc. 2006 292 pages $99.50 Hardcover Methods in molecular biology molecular biology, scientific study of the molecular basis of life processes, including cellular respiration, excretion, and reproduction. The term molecular biology was coined in 1938 by Warren Weaver, then director of the natural sciences program at the Rockefeller ; v.351 QL391 In this era of genome sequencing, nonmammalian model organisms such as the Caenorhabditis elegans worm are likened to the Rosetta stone as an experimental tool to decipher the genetic code that underlies complex processes common to all life. Thus Strange (anesthesiology anesthesiology (ăn'ĭsthē'zēŏl`əjē), branch of medicine concerned primarily with procedures for rendering patients insensitive to pain, and for supporting life systems under the strains of anesthesia and surgery. , molecular physiology, biophysics biophysics, application of various methods and principles of physical science to the study of biological problems. In physiological biophysics physical mechanisms have been used to explain such biological processes as the transmission of nerve impulses, the muscle , and pharmacology, Vanderbilt U. Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee) introduces 20 chapters presenting detailed laboratory protocols. Introductory chapters trace the historical use of E. elegans in biological research and comparative genomics. The volume includes photos of lab equipment, and examples of tissue culture (well- and not so well-preserved ones), chromosome mapping chromosome mapping n. The process of determining the position of specific genes on specific chromosomes and constructing a diagram of each chromosome showing the relative positions of the genes. methods, non-invasive imaging, and responses to toxins. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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