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This volume offers readers an opportunity to learn about how genomes are sequenced, what discoveries have so far come out of this scientific revolution, and about the ethical dimensions of this advancing technology.

Welcome to the Genome, 2nd Edition

A User's Guide to the Genetic Past, Present, and Future

$118.62

  • Paperback

    277 pages

  • Release Date

    3 April 2020

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Summary

The popular introduction to the genomic revolution for non-scientists—the revised and updated new edition

Welcome to the Genome is an accessible, up-to-date introduction to genomics—the interdisciplinary field of biology focused on the structure, function, evolution, mapping, and editing of an organism’s complete set of DNA. Written for non-experts, this user-friendly book explains how genomes are sequenced and explores the discoveries and challenges of this revolution…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781118107652
ISBN-10:1118107659
Author:Michael Yudell, Robert DeSalle
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:Wiley-Blackwell
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:277
Edition:2nd
Release Date:3 April 2020
Weight:590g
Dimensions:15mm x 178mm x 252mm
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About The Author

Michael Yudell

Dr. Rob DeSalle is a curator in the Comparative Genomics Institute and the Department of Entomology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. He is also Editor-in-Chief for mtDNA, and has served as an associate editor for Conservation Genetics, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Bioassays, and the Journal of Heredity. Prior to his work with the Natural History Museum, Dr. DeSalle taught in the Biology Department at Yale University.

Dr. Michael Yudell is Professor and Chair of the Department of Community Health and Prevention at the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University, and works at the intersection of public health, history, and ethics. Yudell is currently Chair of the Pennsylvania Secretary of Health’s Newborn Screening and Follow-up Technical Advisory Board.

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