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Quickstart Molecular Biology: An Introduction for Mathematicians, Physicists, and Computational Scientists

As biology becomes more quantitative and computational, increasing numbers of physical scientists, mathematicians, and engineers are moving into areas such as genomics, developmental biology, neuroscience, and systems biology. The science of molecular biology underpins all these subjects, and an understanding of its fundamental concepts and the key experimental techniques used is essential.

This book provides an introductory course in molecular biology that is designed specifically for mathematicians, physicists, and computational scientists. It starts by introducing the basic features of DNA, genes, proteins, and cells, before moving on to organismal development, genetic traits, and human evolution. In each case, basic concepts are described in the context of recent technological advances, such as next-generation sequencing, mass spectrometry, and high-throughput screens. The book thus enables readers to move rapidly from the basics of molecular biology to an understanding of cutting-edge techniques used in cell and developmental biology, genomics, and synthetic biology.


Subject Area(s):  Molecular BiologyGeneticsBiochemistry

By Philip N. Benfey, Duke Center for Systems Biology

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© 2014 • 168 pp., Illus. (14 C, 31 B&W), index
Paperback • $44.32 • ISBN 978-1-621820-34-5


 

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As biology becomes more quantitative and computational, increasing numbers of physical scientists, mathematicians, and engineers are moving into areas such as genomics, developmental biology, neuroscience, and systems biology. The science of molecular biology underpins all these subjects, and an understanding of its fundamental concepts and the key experimental techniques used is essential.

This book provides an introductory course in molecular biology that is designed specifically for mathematicians, physicists, and computational scientists. It starts by introducing the basic features of DNA, genes, proteins, and cells, before moving on to organismal development, genetic traits, and human evolution. In each case, basic concepts are described in the context of recent technological advances, such as next-generation sequencing, mass spectrometry, and high-throughput screens. The book thus enables readers to move rapidly from the basics of molecular biology to an understanding of cutting-edge techniques used in cell and developmental biology, genomics, and synthetic biology.

 
 

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review:  “...highly accessible...invaluable to anyone wishing to get a quick, yet complete, introduction to molecular biology.”
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Contents

Acknowledgments
About the Author
1 Introduction
2 DNA: How Cells Store Information
3 Gene Expression: How Cells Process Information
4 Cells and Cellular States
5 Proteins and Signaling: How Cells Regulate Information Flow
6 Networks Controlling Biological Oscillators
7 Transcriptional Networks in Development
8 Understanding Complex Traits
9 Networks in Human Evolution
10 Quantitative Approaches in Biology
Suggested Further Reading
Glossary
Illustration Credits
Index
 
 

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