Junk DNA: A Journey Through the Dark Matter of the Genome - Brossura

Nessa Carey

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ISBN 10: 1848319150 ISBN 13: 9781848319158

Casa editrice: Icon Books Ltd, 2015

Riassunto

For decades, 98 per cent of our DNA was written off as `junk' on the grounds that it did not code for proteins. From rare genetic diseases to Down's Syndrome, from viral infections to the ageing process, only now are the effects and the vital functions of these junk regions beginning to emerge. Scientists' rapidly growing knowledge of this often controversial field has already provided a successful cure for blindness and saved innocent people from death row via DNA fingerprinting, and looks set to revolutionise treatment for many medical conditions including obesity. From Nessa Carey, author of the acclaimed The Epigenetics Revolution, this is the first book for a general readership on a subject that may underpin the secrets of human complexity - even the very origins of life on earth.

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L'autore:

Nessa Carey has a PhD in virology from the University of Edinburgh and worked in the biotech and pharma industry for thirteen years. She is a Visiting Professor at Imperial College, London. Her previous book, The Epigenetics Revolution, was published by Icon Books in 2011. and described as a 'book that would have had Darwin swooning - anyone seriously interested in who we are and how we function should read this.'

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• Editore: Icon Books Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1848319150
• ISBN 13: 9781848319158
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 352