In Handbook of Genome Research, the first section introduces the domains of application for genomics and bioinformatics, such as sequencing and the comparative sequence analysis of model organisms, investigating genetically influenced diseases, the development of new active substances, agri-food and environmental genomics.

There then follows an overview of current topics central to DNA technologies, proteomics, metabolomics and bioinformatics, including such hot topics as DNA chip fabrication, yeast two hybrid analysis, tools for gene expression studies, metabolic networks and systems biology.

Handbook of Genome Research is rounded off by four chapters on the ethical, legal and social aspects of this sensitive topic.

Contents:

1. Genome Projects of Model Organisms
2. Environmental Genomics: A Novel Tool to Study Uncultivated Microorganisms
3. Applications of Genomics in Plant Biology
4. Human Genetic Diseases
5. Genomic Mapping and Positional Cloning, with emphasis on plant science
6. DNA Sequencing Technology
7. Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry for the Biological Researcher
8. Proteome Analysis by Capillary Electrophoresis
9. A DNA Microarray Fabrication Strategy for Research Laboratories
10. Application Principles of DNA microarrays
11. Yeast Two-Hybrid Technologies
12. Structural Genomics
13. Bioinformatics Tools for DNA Technologies
14. Software Tools for Proteomics Technologies
15. Applied Bioinformatics for Drug Discovery and Development
16. Genomic Data Representation Through Images: The MAGPIE/Bluejay System
17. Bioinformatics Tools for Gene Expression Studies
18. Protein Interaction Databases
19. Bioinformatics Approaches for Metabolic Pathways
20. Systems Biology
21. Ethical, Legal and Social Issues
22. Biobanks and the Challenges of Commercialization
23. The (im)perfect Human - his own Creator? Bioethics and Genetics at the Beginning of Life
24. The Future of Large-Scale Life Sciences Research

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