Postgenomics

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Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822375443
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Book Synopsis Postgenomics by : Sarah S. Richardson

Download or read book Postgenomics written by Sarah S. Richardson and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-29 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years after the Human Genome Project’s completion the life sciences stand in a moment of uncertainty, transition, and contestation. The postgenomic era has seen rapid shifts in research methodology, funding, scientific labor, and disciplinary structures. Postgenomics is transforming our understanding of disease and health, our environment, and the categories of race, class, and gender. At the same time, the gene retains its centrality and power in biological and popular discourse. The contributors to Postgenomics analyze these ruptures and continuities and place them in historical, social, and political context. Postgenomics, they argue, forces a rethinking of the genome itself, and opens new territory for conversations between the social sciences, humanities, and life sciences. Contributors. Russ Altman, Rachel A. Ankeny, Catherine Bliss, John Dupré, Michael Fortun, Evelyn Fox Keller, Sabina Leonelli, Adrian Mackenzie, Margot Moinester, Aaron Panofsky, Sarah S. Richardson, Sara Shostak, Hallam Stevens

The Postgenomic Condition

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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022651045X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)

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Book Synopsis The Postgenomic Condition by : Jenny Reardon

Download or read book The Postgenomic Condition written by Jenny Reardon and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-12-29 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The postgenomic condition: an introduction -- The information of life or the life of information? -- Inclusion: can genomics be antiracist? -- Who represents the human genome? What is the human genome? -- Genomics for the people or the rise of the machines? -- Genomics for the 98 percent? -- The genomic open 2.0: the public v. the public -- Life on Third: knowledge and justice after the genome -- Epilogue

Biocapital

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Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822337201
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (372 download)

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Book Synopsis Biocapital by : Kaushik Sunder Rajan

Download or read book Biocapital written by Kaushik Sunder Rajan and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2006-04-24 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVAn ethnography about the work of genome scientists, entrepreneurs, and policy makers in biotech drug development in the United States and India./div

The Gene

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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022647478X
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)

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Book Synopsis The Gene by : Hans-Jörg Rheinberger

Download or read book The Gene written by Hans-Jörg Rheinberger and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-01-26 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few concepts played a more important role in twentieth-century life sciences than that of the gene. Yet at this moment, the field of genetics is undergoing radical conceptual transformation, and some scientists are questioning the very usefulness of the concept of the gene, arguing instead for more systemic perspectives. The time could not be better, therefore, for Hans-Jörg Rheinberger and Staffan Müller-Wille's magisterial history of the concept of the gene. Though the gene has long been the central organizing theme of biology, both conceptually and as an object of study, Rheinberger and Müller-Wille conclude that we have never even had a universally accepted, stable definition of it. Rather, the concept has been in continual flux—a state that, they contend, is typical of historically important and productive scientific concepts. It is that very openness to change and manipulation, the authors argue, that made it so useful: its very mutability enabled it to be useful while the technologies and approaches used to study and theorize about it changed dramatically.

Gene Regulation and Metabolism

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Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262532686
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Book Synopsis Gene Regulation and Metabolism by : Julio Collado-Vides

Download or read book Gene Regulation and Metabolism written by Julio Collado-Vides and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of current computational approaches to metabolism and gene regulation.

Rethinking Cancer

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Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262045214
Total Pages : 433 pages
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Book Synopsis Rethinking Cancer by : Bernhard Strauss

Download or read book Rethinking Cancer written by Bernhard Strauss and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading scientists argue for a new paradigm for cancer research, proposing a complex systems view of cancer supported by empirical evidence. Current consensus in cancer research explains cancer as a disease caused by specific mutations in certain genes. After dramatic advances in genome sequencing, never before have we known so much about the individual cancer cell--and yet never before has it been so unclear what to do with this knowledge. In this volume, leading researchers argue for a new theory framework for understanding and treating cancer. The contributors propose a complex systems view of cancer, presenting conceptual building blocks for a new research paradigm supported by empirical evidence. The contributors first discuss the new research framework in terms of theoretical foundations and then take up the relevance of a systems approach, reviewing such topics as nonlinearity, recurrence after treatment, the cellular attractor concept, network theory, and non-coding DNA--the "dark matter" of our genome. They address the temporality of cancer progression, drawing on evolutionary theory and clinical experience. Finally, they cover the dominant role of the tissue microenvironment in cancer, analyzing topics including altered metabolic pathways, the disease-defining influence on metastasis, and the interconnectedness of different environmental niches across levels of organization.

Behavioral Genetics in the Postgenomic Era

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Publisher : Amer Psychological Assn
ISBN 13 : 9781557989260
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (892 download)

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Book Synopsis Behavioral Genetics in the Postgenomic Era by : Robert Plomin

Download or read book Behavioral Genetics in the Postgenomic Era written by Robert Plomin and published by Amer Psychological Assn. This book was released on 2003 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Human Genome Project-which has provided a working draft of the sequence of DNA in the human genome - is a remarkable scientific achievement. In this postgenomic world, it appears that all genes and all DNA variation will eventually be known. For behavioral researchers, this is especially exciting because behavioral dimensions and disorders are the most complex traits of all. To understand these traits, we need to understand the roles of many genes and many environmental influences.

Sex Itself

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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022608471X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Book Synopsis Sex Itself by : Sarah S. Richardson

Download or read book Sex Itself written by Sarah S. Richardson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-12-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human genomes are 99.9 percent identical—with one prominent exception. Instead of a matching pair of X chromosomes, men carry a single X, coupled with a tiny chromosome called the Y. Tracking the emergence of a new and distinctive way of thinking about sex represented by the unalterable, simple, and visually compelling binary of the X and Y chromosomes, Sex Itself examines the interaction between cultural gender norms and genetic theories of sex from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present, postgenomic age. Using methods from history, philosophy, and gender studies of science, Sarah S. Richardson uncovers how gender has helped to shape the research practices, questions asked, theories and models, and descriptive language used in sex chromosome research. From the earliest theories of chromosomal sex determination, to the mid-century hypothesis of the aggressive XYY supermale, to the debate about Y chromosome degeneration, to the recent claim that male and female genomes are more different than those of humans and chimpanzees, Richardson shows how cultural gender conceptions influence the genetic science of sex. Richardson shows how sexual science of the past continues to resonate, in ways both subtle and explicit, in contemporary research on the genetics of sex and gender. With the completion of the Human Genome Project, genes and chromosomes are moving to the center of the biology of sex. Sex Itself offers a compelling argument for the importance of ongoing critical dialogue on how cultural conceptions of gender operate within the science of sex.

A Cultural History of Heredity

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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226545709
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)

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Book Synopsis A Cultural History of Heredity by : Staffan Müller-Wille

Download or read book A Cultural History of Heredity written by Staffan Müller-Wille and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heredity: knowledge and power -- Generation, reproduction, evolution -- Heredity in separate domains -- First syntheses -- Heredity, race, and eugenics -- Disciplining heredity -- Heredity and molecular biology -- Gene technology, genomics, postgenomics: attempt at an outlook.

Weighing the Future

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520380150
Total Pages : 289 pages
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Book Synopsis Weighing the Future by : Natali Valdez

Download or read book Weighing the Future written by Natali Valdez and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epigenetics, the study of heritable changes in gene expression, has been heralded as one of the most promising new fields of scientific inquiry. Current large-scale studies selectively draw on epigenetics to connect behavioral choices made by pregnant people, such as diet and exercise, to health risks for future generations. As the first ethnography of its kind, Weighing the Future examines the sociopolitical implications of ongoing pregnancy trials in the United States and the United Kingdom, illuminating how processes of scientific knowledge production are linked to capitalism, surveillance, and environmental reproduction. Natali Valdez argues that a focus on individual behavior rather than social environments ignores the vital impacts of systemic racism. The environments we imagine to shape our genes, bodies, and future health are intimately tied to race, gender, and structures of inequality. This groundbreaking book makes the case that science, and how we translate it, is a reproductive project that requires feminist vigilance. Instead of fixating on a future at risk, this book brings attention to the present at stake.

Alternative Splicing in the Postgenomic Era

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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780387773735
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (737 download)

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Book Synopsis Alternative Splicing in the Postgenomic Era by : Benjamin J. Blencowe

Download or read book Alternative Splicing in the Postgenomic Era written by Benjamin J. Blencowe and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-01-23 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yet again Springer has reached the market before everyone. This is the first book that is solely dedicated to the topic of alternative splicing. The book contains chapters by experts in the field that cover nearly all aspects of this hugely important subject. The purpose of the text is to provide a single, authoritative source of information on alternative splicing that is accessible to researchers in diverse fields. It is suitable for beginners and experts alike.

The Maternal Imprint

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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022654480X
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)

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Book Synopsis The Maternal Imprint by : Sarah S. Richardson

Download or read book The Maternal Imprint written by Sarah S. Richardson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: The Maternal Imprint -- Sex Equality in Heredity -- Prenatal Culture -- Germ Plasm Hygiene -- Maternal Effects -- Race, Birth Weight, and the Biosocial Body -- Fetal Programming -- It's the Mother! -- Epilogue: Gender and Heredity in the Postgenomic Moment.

Bioinformatics

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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780470020029
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis Bioinformatics by : Frédéric Dardel

Download or read book Bioinformatics written by Frédéric Dardel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-01-11 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an excellent introductory text describing the use of bioinformatics to analyze genomic and post-genomic data. It has been translated from the original popular French edition, which was based on a course taught at the well-respected École Polytechnique in Palaiseau. This edition has been fully revised and updated by the authors. After a brief introduction to gene structure and sequence determination, it describes the techniques used to identify genes, their protein-coding sequences and regulatory regions. The book discusses the methodology of comparative genomics, using information from different organisms to deduce information about unknown sequences. There is a comprehensive chapter on structure prediction, covering both RNA and protein. Finally, the book describes the complex networks of RNA and protein that exist within the cell and their interactions, ending with a discussion of the simulation approaches that can be used to model these networks. Praise from the reviews: “In context of the new developments the genomic era has brought, Bioinformatics: Genomics and Post-Genomics becomes a fundamental and indispensable resource for undergraduate and early graduate students...insightfully authored...will immensely help students...in establishing important foundations while shaping their careers.” NEWSLETTER, BRITISH SOCIETY OF CELL BIOLOGY

The Society of Genes

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Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674425022
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (744 download)

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Book Synopsis The Society of Genes by : Itai Yanai

Download or read book The Society of Genes written by Itai Yanai and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-11 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly four decades ago Richard Dawkins published The Selfish Gene, famously reducing humans to “survival machines” whose sole purpose was to preserve “the selfish molecules known as genes.” How these selfish genes work together to construct the organism, however, remained a mystery. Standing atop a wealth of new research, The Society of Genes now provides a vision of how genes cooperate and compete in the struggle for life. Pioneers in the nascent field of systems biology, Itai Yanai and Martin Lercher present a compelling new framework to understand how the human genome evolved and why understanding the interactions among our genes shifts the basic paradigm of modern biology. Contrary to what Dawkins’s popular metaphor seems to imply, the genome is not made of individual genes that focus solely on their own survival. Instead, our genomes comprise a society of genes which, like human societies, is composed of members that form alliances and rivalries. In language accessible to lay readers, The Society of Genes uncovers genetic strategies of cooperation and competition at biological scales ranging from individual cells to entire species. It captures the way the genome works in cancer cells and Neanderthals, in sexual reproduction and the origin of life, always underscoring one critical point: that only by putting the interactions among genes at center stage can we appreciate the logic of life.

My Beautiful Genome

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1851688641
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (516 download)

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Book Synopsis My Beautiful Genome by : Lone Frank

Download or read book My Beautiful Genome written by Lone Frank and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internationally acclaimed science writer Lone Frank swabs up her DNA to provide the first truly intimate account of the new science of consumer-led genomics. She challenges the business mavericks intent on mapping every baby's genome, ponders the consequences of biological fortune-telling, and prods the psychologists who hope to uncover just how much or how little our environment will matter in the new genetic century - a quest made all the more gripping as Frank considers her family's and her own struggles with depression.

Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics, and Informatics

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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402067534
Total Pages : 2139 pages
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Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics, and Informatics by : George P. Rédei

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics, and Informatics written by George P. Rédei and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-04-25 with total page 2139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new third edition updates a best-selling encyclopedia. It includes about 56% more words than the 1,392-page second edition of 2003. The number of illustrations increased to almost 2,000 and their quality has improved by design and four colors. It includes approximately 1,800 current databases and web servers. This encyclopedia covers the basics and the latest in genomics, proteomics, genetic engineering, small RNAs, transcription factories, chromosome territories, stem cells, genetic networks, epigenetics, prions, hereditary diseases, and patents. Similar integrated information is not available in textbooks or on the Internet.

Bioinformatics in the Era of Post Genomics and Big Data

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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 1789232686
Total Pages : 190 pages
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Book Synopsis Bioinformatics in the Era of Post Genomics and Big Data by : Ibrokhim Y. Abdurakhmonov

Download or read book Bioinformatics in the Era of Post Genomics and Big Data written by Ibrokhim Y. Abdurakhmonov and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-06-20 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bioinformatics has evolved significantly in the era of post genomics and big data. Huge advancements were made toward storing, handling, mining, comparing, extracting, clustering and analysis as well as visualization of big macromolecular data using novel computational approaches, machine and deep learning methods, and web-based server tools. There are extensively ongoing world-wide efforts to build the resources for regional hosting, organized and structured access and improving the pre-existing bioinformatics tools to efficiently and meaningfully analyze day-to-day increasing big data. This book intends to provide the reader with updates and progress on genomic data analysis, data modeling and network-based system tools.