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Molecular Biology
Abstract
Molecular biology is the story of the molecules of life, their relationships, and how these interactions are controlled. Its applications are wide and growing; the power of molecular biology can now be harnessed to treat diseases, solve crimes, map human history, and produce genetically modified organisms and crops. Starting with the building blocks established by Darwin, Wallace, and Mendel, and the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953, Molecular Biology: A Very Short Introduction considers the wide range of applications for molecular biology today, including the development of new drugs and DNA fingerprinting, and looks forward to two key areas of evolving research: personalized medicine and synthetic biology.
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“Traditionally, it has actually roughly been estimated over the last decades that the total length of human diploid DNA is around 2 m (Table 1) [7–13].”
From On the length, weight and GC content of the human genome (2019) · cites this paper as [13]
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On the length, weight and GC content of the human genome
Piovesan, A., Pelleri, M. C., Antonaros, F., Strippoli, P., Caracausi, M., & Vitale, L. (2019) · BMC Research Notes · doi:10.1186/s13104-019-4137-z · Cited by 283
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- Authors
- Divan, A., & Royds, J.
- Venue
- Very Short Introductions
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2016-08-22
- OpenAlex
- W4256560817
- Cited by
- 1
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 0.39
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Oxford University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy of Biology and Scientific Explanation
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Science, Research, and Medicine
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Keywords
- molecular biology, DNA structure, history of molecular biology, genetic inheritance, Mendelian genetics, Darwinism, Wallace, drug development, DNA fingerprinting, personalized medicine, synthetic biology, genetically modified organisms, genetic engineering of crops
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