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The Manga Guide to Molecular Biology.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Takemura, Masaharu.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Graphic novels.
- Molecular biology--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Molecular biology.
- Local Subjects:
- Graphic novels.
- Molecular biology--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (244 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : No Starch Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Molecular biology is the study of life at the cellular level. While this complex topic can be confusing, knowledge of molecular biology is crucial to understanding medical science and many other important disciplines. With its unique Japanese comic style, The Manga Guide to Molecular Biology is a gentle and fun cartoon guide to this vast topic. After sleeping their way through Molecular Biology 101, Ami and Rin are forced to take make-up classes. With the help of Dr. Moro and his virtual reality machine, they travel inside cells, meeting cell organelles, nuclei, and genes and chromosomes face-
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Further Reading; Prologue; Chapter 1: What Is a Cell?; A Cell Is a Little Sack of Life; Let's Look Inside a Cell; The Nucleus: A Little Brain; Single-Celled and Multicellular Organisms; Prokaryotic Organisms and Eukaryotic Organisms; Chapter 2: Proteins and DNA: Deciphering thegenetic code; Proteins Drive Cellular Activity; Proteins Are Made of Amino Acids; Genes: The Blueprint for Building Proteins; DNA and Nucleotides; The Genome: A Library of Genes; Chapter 3: DNA Replication and Cell Division; Cells Multiply Through Division; DNA Is Replicated Before Cell Division
- What Is a Chromosome?Dynamic Cell Division; What Is a Cell Cycle?; What Causes Cancer?; Chapter 4: How Is a Protein Made?; A Gene Becomes Useful After Transcription; Chromatin and Transcription; What Is RNA?; Transfer RNA; Chapter 5: Genetic Technology and Research; What Is Genetic Recombination Technology?; Methods for Detecting and Isolating DNA; Transgenic Animals (Knockout Mouse); The RNA Renaissance; How Exactly Does PCR Work?; How to Produce Cloned Animals; Molecular Evolution: How Genes Can Tell a Story; The Future of Molecular Biology; Epilogue; Index; Updates
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-59327-299-5
- OCLC:
- 830164339
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