Chemistry and the human genome
By: Ted Lister
Contributors: Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
ISBN-13: 9780854043965
Subjects: Study and teaching (Secondary); Chemistry; Human Genome Project; Human gene mapping
Description: "On 15th February 2001, two groups of scientists published a draft that described the complete chemical makeup of human genes - the human genome as it is often called. The discovery of the sequence of the human genome has been hailed as one of the most important scientific advances ever. This would not have been possible without the work of chemists and chemical scientists. This resource aims to show students and teachers the chemical science behind the discovery at a level suitable for post-16 students of chemistry and biology and also to place it in the context of science in the 21st century." "It is hoped that teachers of both biology and chemistry at post-16 level will use it to enthuse their students to perhaps go on to study the proteome and beyond." "This book was produced as part of the Royal Society of Chemistry's programme for the support of education in the field of the chemical sciences."--BOOK JACKET.
Table of contents: title: Why is the human genome so important?; title: How does heredity work?; title: Sequencing DNA; title: Gene mapping; title: How is the DNA 'recipe' turned into a human being?; title: Why are we not exact copies of our parents?; title: The future of genome research.