Genetics Books

New and Published Books

1. Marine Genetic Resources, Access and Benefit Sharing

   Legal and Biological Perspectives

   By Bevis Fedder

   Access to genetic resources and Benefit Sharing (ABS) has been promoted under the Convention on Biological Diversity, with the aim of combining biodiversity conservation goals with economic development. However, as this book shows, since its inception in 1992, implementation has encountered...

   Published May 14th 2013 by Routledge
2. Epigenetics, Environment, and Genes

   Edited by Sun Woo Kang

   Epigenetics refers to DNA and chromatin modifications that play an important role in the regulation of various genomic functions. This important book reviews human and cellular data that underline paradoxical findings with respect to the contribution of heredity and environment to phenotype. The...

   Published April 15th 2013 by Apple Academic Press
3. Chemical Genomics and Proteomics, Second Edition

   Edited by Ferenc Darvas, András Guttman, György Dormán

   Since the publication of the pioneering first edition of Chemical Genomics and Proteomics more than seven years ago, the area of chemical genomics has rapidly expanded and diversified to numerous novel methods and subdisciplines, such as chemical glycomics and lipidomics. This second edition has...

   Published January 10th 2013 by CRC Press
4. Epigenetics, Environment, and Genes

   Edited by Sun Woo Kang

   Epigenetics refers to DNA and chromatin modifications that play an important role in the regulation of various genomic functions. This important book reviews human and cellular data that underline paradoxical findings with respect to the contribution of heredity and environment to phenotype. The...

   Published December 31st 2012 by Apple Academic Press
5. Phylogenomics

   A Primer

   By Rob DeSalle, Jeffrey Rosenfeld

   Phylogenomics: A Primer is for advanced undergraduate and graduate biology students studying molecular biology, comparative biology, evolution, genomics, and biodiversity. Itexplores the origins of organic life on the planet, examines the use of scientific databases to understand the function of...

   Published December 17th 2012 by Garland Science
6. Past Human Migrations in East Asia

   Matching Archaeology, Linguistics and Genetics

   Edited by Alicia Sanchez-Mazas, Roger Blench, Malcolm D. Ross, Ilia Peiros, Marie Lin

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia

   The study of the prehistory of East Asia is developing very rapidly. In uncovering the story of the flows of human migration that constituted the peopling of East Asia there exists widespread debate about the nature of evidence and the tools for correlating results from different disciplines....

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
7. BIOS Instant Notes in Genetics

   4th Edition

   By Hugh Fletcher, Ivor Hickey

   Series: Instant Notes

   BIOS Instant Notes in Genetics, Fourth Edition, is the perfect text for undergraduates looking for a concise introduction to the subject, or a study guide to use before examinations. Each topic begins with a summary of essential facts-an ideal revision checklist-followed by a description of the...

   Published May 9th 2012 by Taylor & Francis
8. BIOS Instant Notes in Molecular Biology

   4th Edition

   By Alexander McLennan, Andy Bates, Phil Turner, Michael White

   Series: Instant Notes

   Instant Notes in Molecular Biology, Fourth Edition is the perfect text for undergraduates looking for a concise introduction to the subject, or a study guide to use before examinations. Each topic begins with a summary of essential facts-an ideal revision checklist-followed by a description of the...

   Published May 2nd 2012 by Taylor & Francis
9. Pharmacogenomics of Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse

   Edited by Amitava Dasgupta, Loralie J. Langman

   Pharmacogenomics is the basis of personalized medicine, which is said to be the medicine of the future. The same pharmacogenomics principles that are applicable for therapeutic drugs are also applicable for drugs of abuse. Understanding genetic variation in alcohol response is vital for...

   Published April 22nd 2012 by CRC Press
10. The Chromosomal Imbalance Theory of Cancer

    The Autocatalyzed Progression of Aneuploidy is Carcinogenesis

    By David Rasnick

    Exploring the chromosomal imbalance (aneuploidy) theory of cancer, this volume describes how cancer is initiated and why progression takes years to decades. It clarifies why cancer cells often become drug resistant, provides objective, quantitative measures for detecting cancer and monitoring its...

    Published December 19th 2011 by Science Publishers