Genetic Engineering Principles and Methods

This volume, as with the previous books in the series, presents state-of-the-art discussions in genetics and genetic engineering by focusing on plant science and technology, agriculture, cell biology, and medical research.

Post-Transcriptional Light Regulation of Nuclear-Encoded Genes.- Novel Methods of Introducing Pest and Disease Resistance to Crop Plants.- Targeting Gene Repair in Mammalian Cells using Chimeric Oligonucleotides.- Exploring the Mechanism of Action of Insecticidal Proteins by Genetic Engineering Methods.- Enzyme Stabilization by Directed Evolution.- Et-Cloning: Think Recombination First.- Growth and Genetic Modification of Human ?-Cells and ?-Cell Precursors.- Elucidation of Biosynthetic Pathways by Retrodictive/ Predictive Comparison of Isotopomer Patterns Determined by NMR Spectroscopy.- Are Gene Silencing Mutants Good Tools for Reliable Transgene Expression or Reliable Silencing of Endogenous Genes in Plants?.- Manipulating Plant Viral RNA Transcription Signals.- Genetic Engineering Strategies for Hematologic Malignancies.- Telomerase and Cancer.

Jane K. Setlow, PhD. has championed the field of genetics for over 30 years, agreeing to edit Genetic Engineering: Principles & Methods since its inception in 1979. An internationally recognized scientist with numerous publications, Dr. Setlow is the former Chairperson of the NIH Recombinant DNA Molecule Advisory Committee (RAC). Her lab can found at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York.