DNA & genetic engineering /
DNA and genetic engineering
Robert Snedden.
- Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2003.
- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
- Cells & life .
- Cells and life. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Nature's way -- Reading the manual -- Protein factories -- Gene control -- Introducing e. coli -- Chopping up DNA -- The split gene problem -- Hitting the target -- Bacterial benefits -- Turning to phages again -- Going multicellular -- Nature's genetic engineer -- Designer plants -- Transgenic animals -- Transgenic applications -- Gene therapy -- Stem cells -- The consequences of cloning -- Genome mapping -- Genome challenges.
Discusses DNA including how it is put together, how cells read DNA, and the science and technology that is being explored based on cells and DNA.