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This title provides an overview of the rapidly evolving field of genomics with coverage of nucleic acid technologies, proteomics and bioinformatics. It includes chapters on applications in human health, agriculture and comparative genomics and also contains two chapters on the legal and ethical issues of genomics, a topic that is becoming increasingly important as genomics moves out of the laboratory into practical applications.
Introduction (C. Sensen). APPLICATION DOMAINS. Genome Projects of Model Organisms (A. Puhler, et al.). The Human Genome Project (L. Tsui & S. Scherer). Genetic Diseases (G. Dellaire). Pharmaceutical Bioinformatics and Drug Discovery (C. Ramanathan & D. Davison). Agri Food and Genomics (I. Parkin, et al.). DNA TECHNOLOGIES. Genomic Mapping and Positional Cloning, with Emphasis on Plant Science (A. Vanavichit, et al.). Sequencing Technology (L. Middendorf, et al.). A DNA Microarray Fabrication Strategy for Research Laboratories (D. Tessier, et al.). PROTEIN TECHNOLOGIES. Two Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis and Mass Spectrometry for Proteomic Studies: State of the Art (D. Figeys). Proteome Analysis by Capillary Electrophoresis (N. Dovichi, et al.). BIOINFORMATICS. Using the Molecular Biology Data (E. Zdobnov, et al.). Tools for DNA Technologies (P. Rice). Tools for Protein Technologies (D. Wishart). Structure Information (M. Cygler, et al.). Genomic Data Representation through Images MAGPIE as an Example (P. Gordon, et al.). Interaction Databases (G. Bader & C. Hogue). ETHICAL, LEGAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES. Ethical Aspects of Genome Research and Banking (B. Knoppers). Genomics: Five Years from Now (C. Sensen). Index.
...represents a very useful contribution to the field and is recommended as a good introduction... (Human Genomics, Vol. 1(3), 2004)
